ArticleThe Journal of urology2019
Outpatient Evaluation and Management Visits for Urinary Incontinence in Older Women.
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- Factors Influencing Autonomy in Middle-Aged and Elderly Women with Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- A digital health program for treatment of urinary incontinence: retrospective review of real-world user data.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Stigmatization as a Barrier to Urologic Care: A Review.Health psychology research · 2023Article
- Screening and Treating Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care: A Missed Opportunity.OBM geriatrics · 2023Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Female Nurses: Evidence from the Nurse Urinary Related Health Study of China.Journal of nursing management · 2023Article
- Healthcare resource use and cost burden of urinary incontinence to United States payers.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Retrospective claims analysis of physical therapy utilization among women with stress or mixed urinary incontinence.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Female Urinary Incontinence Evidence-Based Treatment Pathway: An Infographic for Shared Decision-Making.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Review
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- Patient-Provider Discussions About Urinary Incontinence Among Older Women.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Observational
- The Relationship between Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life and Sleep Quality in Women Over the Age of 60 Years.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2020Article
- The natural history of urinary incontinence subtypes in the Nurses' Health Studies.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aims of this investigation were to examine how often outpatient visits addressing urinary incontinence in women with self-reported incontinence symptoms occur and to explore characteristics associated with an outpatient visit for incontinence. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe studied the records of 18,576 women from the Nurses' Health Study who were 65 years old or older, reported prevalent incontinence symptoms in 2012 on a mailed questionnaire and were linked with Medicare utilization data. We compared demographic, personal and clinical characteristics in women with and without claims for outpatient visits for urinary incontinence. In logistic regression models we controlled for potential confounding factors, including age, race, parity, body mass index, medical comorbidities, smoking status, health seeking behavior, disability, physical function and geographic region.
resultsIn this linkage between symptom report and insurance claims data we found that only 16% of older women with current incontinence symptoms also had an outpatient visit addressing incontinence in the prior 2 years. In multivariable adjusted models severe vs slight incontinence (OR 3.75, 95% CI 3.10-4.53) and urgency vs stress incontinence (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.56-2.08) were the strongest predictors of undergoing outpatient evaluation.
conclusionsOverall only a small percent of women who report urinary incontinence symptoms also have medical outpatient visits for incontinence, which is a marker of care seeking. Our study highlights the discordance between the high prevalence of incontinence in older women and the lack of clinical assessment despite symptoms even among nurses with high health care literacy.
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