The Prevalence, Severity and Factors Associated With Urinary Incontinence in a Random Sample of the Elderly

Abstract

A study to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence in a random sample of a total elderly community is described. The prevalence of incontinence in women aged 65 years or more was found to be 17% and in men 11%. The findings show that the prevalence of incontinence is particularly high among residents of old people's homes and geriatric hospitals, but that the majority of cases occur within the general community. The prevalence increases with age in both sexes; associations with a history of cerebrovascular disease, certain surgical procedures, multiple hospital admissions and drug usage are described. The findings of a follow-up study suggest that, although the disorder is long-standing and severe in a proportion of subjects, it is transient in approximately a third of all elderly subjects with the condition.

Biofeedback and Pelvic Floor Exercises for the Rehabilitation of Urinary Stress Incontinence

“…By impairing the quality of life, UI limits the social life and causes psychological problems [1,2]. The prevalence is higher in the elderly population and reported as 34-50% [3][4][5]. The most common type of UI in women is urinary stress incontinence (USI), i.e., the involuntary loss of urine due to physical activity.…”

The Prevalence, Impact and Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Female Population of the Usa

“…There is evidence of remission in some patients (i.e. previously incontinent patients become continent over time), although the estimated remission rates vary widely [58][59][60]. Clearly, this is an area for further study.…”

“…Esistono testimonianze di regressione in alcuni pazienti (i.e. pazienti precedentemente incontinenti sono diventati continenti col tempo), sebbene i tassi di regressione stimati variano ampiamente [58][59][60]. Chiaramente si tratta the NOBLE (National Overactive BLadder Evaluation) Program will provide a more accurate picture of the prevalence, impact, burden and natural history of OAB in the USA.…”

Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence in Women

“…After exclusion of papers not written in English or on the frequency of UI in men, in retired communities and in women with neurological diseases or on clinical problems, a total of 40 papers remained. A manual search and a check of reference lists of papers provided the opportunity of identifying 6 other papers [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46]. …”