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Table 3 Urinary symptom responses from PQoL questionnaire from women before and after surgery

From: The assessment of quality of life and satisfaction with life of patients before and after surgery of an isolated apical defect using synthetic materials

urinary symptom

response

before surgery

after surgery

p-value

frequent visits to the toilet to urinate

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

6

6

10

31

7

25

11

9

11

4

0.0004818

sudden, very strong urge to urinate

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

7

3

16

22

12

27

4

15

10

4

0.001219

urinary incontinence associated with a strong need to urinate

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

14

2

15

13

16

31

2

10

10

7

0.01085

urinary incontinence associated with coughing

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

18

3

13

12

14

31

3

10

10

7

0.1474

weak urine flow

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

18

11

18

8

5

39

5

8

4

4

0.002271

strain when emptying the bladder

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

28

10

9

10

3

46

4

4

5

1

0.01501

dripping urine after emptying the bladder

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

23

9

12

12

4

38

3

7

10

2

0.05322