ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2024
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its associated predictor and Self-care behavior among the elderly females in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand: Cross-sectional study.
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- A mixed-methods scoping review on bladder self-care practices in women with and without lower urinary tract symptoms.Continence (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Development of a care model for dependents among the elderly in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand: Action research.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundUrinary incontinence (UI) has been overlooked by elderly females because it is considered an embarrassment and physical dysfunction that occurs naturally in older women. However, UI is problematic if symptoms are ignored, and the condition becomes chronic. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted in a community context using semi-structured interviews as data collection methods. The interviews involved 1475 elderly females who live in Muang district, Chaiyaphum province and were analyzed by Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Stepwise multiple regression, Bivariate and Multivariate at 0.05 statistical significance.
resultsThe study found a 30.37% prevalence of UI. Nine factors are related to the cause: Pelvic muscle exercise, water intake, caffeine and alcohol intake, diabetes, environmental obstacles, activities, constipation, urination frequency, and exercise. Elderly females who had their highest education at primary school to high school also had the possibility to experience 64% and a diploma had the possibility to experience 68% less UI than illiterate ones. The elderly females who had more than 23 kilograms per square meter (kg/m
conclusionNine factors are related to this cause. The possibility is also related to educational level and BMI. The overall UI self-care behavior showed a moderate level of prediction, but a high level of behavioral change and self-care performance.
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