Health-promoting lifestyles and influencing factors among pregnant women with urinary incontinence: a multicentre cross-sectional study
Objective Lifestyle modification is an important part of non-surgical treatment for urinary incontinence (UI) and is strongly recommended. This study aims to explore the status and influencing factors of health-promoting lifestyle among pregnant women with UI. Design A multicentre cross-sectional study. Setting This study was conducted in obstetric clinics of three tertiary-level A hospitals in Zhejiang Province, mainland China. Participants A total of 519 pregnant women with UI were enrolled in this study from May 2023 to August 2023. Outcome measures Lifestyle Profile Scale for Gravidas with Urinary Incontinence (LPG-UI) was used to assess health-promoting lifestyle status. Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis was performed to identify significant influence factors. Results Most participants reported mild-to-moderate UI, with over 60% experiencing UI starting from the first and second trimesters. The mean score of LPG-UI was 86.74 (SD=12.75) out of a score of 120. The res
