ReviewEuropean geriatric medicine2018
Association between urinary incontinence and frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association and Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Individuals with Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
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- The impact of urinary incontinence on multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analysis of observational studies.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Pooled it
- Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment Gaps in Women Aged 65 Years and Older with Stress or Stress-Predominant Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Age-Stratified Patterns of Active Therapy, Containment Use, Frailty, and Anxiety.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Urinary incontinence in older adults: call for action in geriatric care and research.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between the Cholesterol-High-Density Lipoprotein-Glucose Index and Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Nationally Representative Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Perspectives of frail older adults and family caregivers on Urinary Incontinence interventions: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Frailty and urinary symptoms share pathophysiological mechanisms involved in disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Emergency Department Visits or Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With Urinary Incontinence in Home Health Care.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2025Article
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- Frailty as Predictor for Early Functional Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2025Article
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- Impact of frailty and its change on urinary incontinence: A longitudinal analysis from two prospective study of ageing.PloS one · 2025Article
- Frailty recommendations and guidelines: an evaluation of the implementability and a critical appraisal of clinical applicability by the ISPRM Frailty Focus Group.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluation and management of urinary incontinence in nursing home residents: unique considerations for an at-risk population.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2024Review
- Factors associated with caregiver burden of toileting assistance at home versus in a nursing home: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Cardiometabolic Disorders Are Important Correlates of Vulnerability in Hospitalized Older Adults.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Digital assistance systems in the field of incontinence care for individuals in need of long-term care (EASY): study protocol of a stratified randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 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
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
purposeUrinary incontinence (UI) and frailty are common geriatric syndromes. Although literature increasingly supports a relationship between these two conditions, no systematic review and meta-analysis has been performed on this topic. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the potential association between UI and frailty, through a meta-analytic approach.
methodsA systematic search in major databases was undertaken until 15th March 2018 for studies reporting the association between UI and frailty. The prevalence of UI in people with frailty (vs. those without) was pooled through an odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), with a random-effects model. The other outcomes were summarized descriptively.
resultsAmong 828 papers, 11 articles were eligible, including 3784 participants (mean age 78.2 years; 55.1% women). The prevalence of UI was 39.1% in people with frailty and 19.4% in those without. A meta-analysis with five studies (1540 participants) demonstrated that UI was over twice as likely in frail people versus those without (OR 2.28; 95% CI 1.35-3.86; I
conclusionUrinary incontinence is twice as common in older people with frailty compared to older people without frailty. Screening and the development of interventions for UI and frailty could prove useful for this common comorbidity.
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