Year: 2025 | Month: April | Volume: 15 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 329-335
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20250446
Correlation of Core Muscle Endurance with Urge Incontinence, Severity and Quality of Life in Middle Aged Diabetic Women
Vidhi Gopani1, Dr. Gira Thakrar2
11st year MPT student, 2PhD, Senior Lecturer,
JG College of Physiotherapy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India.
Corresponding Author: Vidhi Gopani
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND NEED OF RESEARCH: Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that incontinence is associated with type 2 diabetes and is more common among women with type 2 diabetes. Core muscle endurance is crucial for maintaining detrusor muscle function. However, diabetes can cause microvascular damage to the muscles, which may impair core muscle endurance and, in turn, contribution to urinary incontinence.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate correlation of core muscle endurance with urge incontinence, severity and quality of life in middle aged diabetic women.
METHOD: A correlation study was conducted with 39 middle aged diabetic women aged 40 to 60 were included. Participants completed Patient Perception of Intensity of Urgency Scale, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form, Incontinence Impact Questionnaire 7 for urge incontinence, severity, quality of life respectively and core muscle endurance was assessed using Prone Plank Test.
RESULTS: Data of study shows non-normal distribution hence Spearman rho test was used. The result shows strong correlation between core muscle endurance with urge incontinence (r =-0.79, p <0.05), severity (r =-0.82, p<0.05), quality of life (r=-0.85, p<0.05).
CONCLUSION: As Core muscle endurance decreases, it increases the risk of urge incontinence, severity and decrease the quality of life in diabetic population.
Key words: Correlation, core muscle endurance, urge incontinence, severity, quality of life, middle aged diabetic women.