Psychological and trauma-related factors such as perceived stress, anxiety, PTSD, and military sexual trauma (MST) are significantly associated with greater urinary incontinence severity among women veterans.
Higher levels of perceived stress correlate with a lower likelihood of responding to behavioral urinary incontinence treatment.
More than half of women veterans (55%) responded positively to behavioral treatments, demonstrating the efficacy of remote interventions despite psychological comorbidities.
Findings advocate for trauma-informed, interdisciplinary approaches to optimize urinary incontinence care in this high-risk population.
