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ArticleEthnicity & health2025

Health risks associated with urinary incontinence among older Korean Americans living in subsidized senior housing.

Yuri Jang, Juyoung Park, Jung In Park, Hi-Woo Lee, Soondool Chung, Sunmin Lee

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Yuri JangEdward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8239-1778
Juyoung ParkEdward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jung In ParkSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Hi-Woo LeeLittle Tokyo Service Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Soondool ChungDepartment of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sunmin LeeDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.

Funding

Oral Health Education and Navigation Program for Older Immigrants with Limited English ProficiencyR21DE029579 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI JANG, YURI · 2021 to 2022
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NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE029579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined the association of urinary incontinence (UI) with physical, mental, and social health among older Korean Americans living in subsidized senior housing.

designData were obtained from surveys conducted in 2023 with older Korean Americans residing in subsidized senior housing in the Los Angeles area (

resultsOver half of the sample reported UI, with 46.3% experiencing it infrequently (i.e. seldom) and 10.3% frequently (i.e. sometimes or often). UI was significantly associated with physical and mental health indicators; the odds of reporting fair or poor health and having probable depression were 1.94-7.32 times higher among those with either infrequent or frequent UI compared to those without UI. While family isolation was not associated with UI, the odds of being isolated from friends were 2.85 times greater among those with frequent UI compared to those without UI.

conclusionOur findings confirm the adverse impact of UI on physical and mental health and highlight its unique role in social health. UI-associated social isolation was significant only in relationships with friends, providing new insights into the distinction between isolation from family and friends. These findings enhance our understanding of the health risks associated with UI and inform strategies for health management and promotion within the senior housing context.

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AsianDepressionSocial IsolationUrinary IncontinenceAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth StatusHumansLos AngelesMaleMental HealthPublic HousingRepublic of KoreaRisk FactorsSurveys and Questionnaireshealth riskolder immigrantsSDG 3: Good health and well-beingsenior housingsocial isolationUrinary incontinence

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PMCPMC11666396

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