Abstract:
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic disease that
has negative effects on quality of life, especially when
seen alongside urinary incontinence. In society-based
studies, the prevalence of OAB in women was found
to be between 9.7% and 35.7%. Overactive bladder
syndrome, which is seen in women more often than in
men, is seen more with progressing age and affects all
age groups.1,2
Many studies have determined that because of OAB
complaints women experience a decrease in selfconfidence, social isolation, and a feeling that they are
different from others in the society, limited social and
physical life, and negative effects on social
interactions, professional life, psychological wellbeing, and sexual life.3,4,5
In addition, women can experience a fear of
smelling bad because of urinary incontinence, feelings
of inadequacy and dirtiness, ailment, stigmatization,
distorted body image, guilt, denial, anxiety, and
depression, and may exhibit emotional reactions.4,6,7
For these reasons, efforts to form alternative treatment