ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2020
Co-Occurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Men.
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- The Association between Functional Health Patterns and Frailty in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated factors in nursing homes: a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Geriatric assessment-derived deficit accumulation and patient-reported treatment burden in older adults with bladder cancer.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Association between toileting and falls in older adults admitted to the emergency department and hospitalised: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- The relationship between frailty, incontinence severity, and treatment decisions for men with post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: a mixed methods analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- Lower urinary tract symptom severity, urinary bother, and incident life-space mobility restriction among older men.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Concurrent Changes in Phenotypic Frailty and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Older Men.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2023Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Depression: A Review.Health psychology research · 2023Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo estimate associations between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and phenotypic frailty in older men.
designCross-sectional study.
settingCommunity-dwelling men recruited from 2000 to 2002 from six U.S. academic centers for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study.
participantsA total of 5,979 men aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: The independent variable was LUTS severity (none/mild, moderate, or severe) assessed with the American Urologic Association Symptom Index. Participants were categorized as frail, intermediate stage, or robust using an adapted Cardiovascular Health Study index (components: low lean mass, weakness, exhaustion, slowness, and low physical activity). Associations were estimated with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from multivariable multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders of age, other demographics, health-related behaviors, and comorbidities.
resultsThe prevalence of frailty was 7%, 11%, and 18% among men with none/mild, moderate, and severe LUTS, respectively. Moderate and severe LUTS, overall and by storage and voiding subscores, were associated with higher odds of both intermediate stage and frailty in all models. After adjustment for confounders, the odds of frailty was 1.41 times higher among men with moderate LUTS (95% CI = 1.14-1.74) and 2.51 times higher among men with severe LUTS (95% CI = 1.76-3.55), compared with none/mild LUTS. Severe LUTS was associated with a greater odds of individual frailty components exhaustion and low physical activity.
conclusionThe prevalence of phenotypic frailty is higher among older community-dwelling men with moderate or severe LUTS compared with those with mild or no LUTS. The positive association between LUTS severity and frailty among older men appears independent of age and known frailty risk factors. Although the temporal direction of this association and the utility of LUTS or frailty interventions in this population remain unclear, the high co-occurrence of these conditions could lead to earlier identification of frailty when clinically appropriate.
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