ArticleFemale pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
Functional disability and compromised mobility among older women with urinary incontinence.
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- [Independent and grouped associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with urinary incontinence: data from adult and older women from ELSI-Brasil].Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
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- HAP-PEE: A Danish National Study of Challenges Related to Urinating When Away from Home in Women with Neuromuscular Diseases, Impact on Activity and Participation and Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2024Article
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- Gluteal muscle fatty infiltration, fall risk, and mobility limitation in older women with urinary incontinence: a pilot study.Skeletal radiology · 2023Article
- The geriatric incontinence syndrome: Characterizing geriatric incontinence in older women.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Fecal Incontinence and Double Incontinence among Rural Elderly in North China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Early Life Sexual Trauma and Later Life Genitourinary Dysfunction and Functional Disability in Women.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- Continence: Bowel and Bladder and Physical Function Decline in Women.Current geriatrics reports · 2020Article
- Exploring a Path Model of Cognitive Impairment, Functional Disability, and Incontinence Among Male Veteran Home Residents in Southern Taiwan.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Interpersonal trauma and aging-related genitourinary dysfunction in a national sample of older women.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Article
- Characteristics of Lower Limb Muscle Strength, Balance, Mobility, and Function in Older Women with Urge and Mixed Urinary Incontinence: An Observational Pilot Study.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2019Article
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- Urinary Incontinence in a National Cohort of Older Women: Implications for Caregiving and Care Dependence.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2018Article
- Report and Research Agenda of the American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bedside-to-Bench Conference on Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults: A Translational Research Agenda for a Complex Geriatric Syndrome.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Review
- Characterizing the Functional Decline of Older Women With Incident Urinary Incontinence.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2017Article
- The Relationship Between Urinary Incontinence, Mobility Limitations, and Disability in Older Women.Current geriatrics reports · 2017Article
- Urinary incontinence and its association with functional physical and cognitive health among female nursing home residents in Switzerland.BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur objective was to determine the prevalence of functional disability among older women with urinary incontinence (UI).
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of the 2005-2006 National Social Life, Health and Aging Project. Daily UI was defined as answering "daily" to the question, "How frequently… have you had difficulty controlling your bladder, including leaking small amounts of urine, leaking when you cough or sneeze, or not being able to make it to the bathroom on time?" We then explored functional status. Women were asked about 7 basic activities of daily living (ADLs). Statistical analyses with percentage estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were performed. Logistic regression was performed to assess the association between functional status and daily UI.
resultsIn total, 1412 women were included in our analysis. Daily UI was reported by 177 (12.5%) women. Functional dependence or disability with any activities of daily living was reported in 62.1% (95% CI, 54.2%-70.1%) of women with daily UI. Among women with daily UI, 23.6% (95% CI, 16.8%-30.5%) reported specific difficulty or dependence with using the toilet, signifying functional limitations which may contribute to urine leakage. After adjusting for age category, race/ethnicity, education level, and parity, women with daily UI had 3.31 increased odds of functional difficulty or dependence compared with continent older women.
conclusionsMore than 60% of older women with daily UI reported functional difficulty or dependence and one fourth of women with daily UI specifically reported difficulty or dependence with using the toilet.
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