LaVirE-study

The LaVirE-study investigates post-treatment lifestyle habits and treatment responses to pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence surgeries. In Autumn 2023, LaVirE performed a questionnaire survey to all women who were surgically treated 1–5 years before onset of data collection at the Hospital Nova for aforementioned reasons.

Project duration

1.9.2022 - 1.9.2032

Core fields of research

Physical activity, health and wellbeing

Research areas

Physical activity, wellbeing and behaviour change across the life-span

JYU.Well

Physical activity through life span

Active aging

Co-operation

Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland, Hospital Nova

Faculty

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Project description

Aim of LaVirE research is to study if women, who have had either surgical operation to treat urinary incontinence or hysterectomy to treat pelvic organ prolapse, were completely or partially relieved from their symptoms one-to-five years after surgery and how their current lifestyle habits associate with treatment outcome. Another aim is to study if they have developed new pelvic floor-related problems post-surgery or if their pre-surgery symptoms have reappeared and how their current symptomology affects their ability to perform physical activities or influences their dietary choices and mood. Finally, associations of the post-surgery factors of physical activity, eating behaviour and mental well-being with current pelvic floor symptomology and the potential harmfulness of the symptoms will be studied.

The research will be a cross-sectional observational study conducted using clinical urogynecological register of the Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland as a basis to define target study population. The registry data forms baseline for the study. It will be complemented with new questionnaire-based data collection executed by the Ģ��ֱ��. All eligible patients operated 1–5 years before onset of data collection will be included in the post-treatment surveillance.

Project team

Project leaders

Eija Laakkonen

Associate professor

Project members

Mari Kuutti

Doctoral Researcher

Minta Kärkkäinen

Doctoral Researcher

External members

Pauliina Aukee

Head of Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Associate Professor

Research groups

Biogerontology and Translational Health Research – Eija Laakkonen's research group

menopause, estrogen,non-coding RNA-molecules, biomarkers, Lynch syndrome, cancer research

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