The association of lower urinary tract symptoms with incidental falls and fear of falling in later life: The Community Health Survey

Abstract

This study emphasizes the relationship between LUTS and falling. Furthermore, increased LUTS severity led to a higher risk of incidental falls. A high correlation between fear of falling and LUTS was also observed in this study.

Comparison of The Risk Factors For Falls Among Older Adults Between Urban and Rural Areas of Shantou City, China

“…Incontinence was a risk factor for falls in both urban (OR = 8.792) and rural areas (OR = 11.396). This is consistent with the results from Choi and Kim's studies [17,19] , indicating that incontinence is a common risk factor across different regions and populations. Incontinence causes a corresponding increase in the frequency of urination in older adults, which itself is increased further due to an increased water intake resulting from the hot climate in Shantou and the rich tea culture in China.…”

Association Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Falls in Adults Males: Based on the Korean Community Health Survey

“…Except Parsons et al's 6 and Noguchi et al's 23 studies, most previous studies reported that only urinary incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms (frequency, urgency, and nocturia) increased the risk of falls in the elderly men. 4,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12]24 Parsons et al 6 and Noguchi et al 23 reported that voiding symptoms such straining and incomplete emptying is also associated with falls in the elderly men. Based on these studies and ours, the possibility can be suggested that other LUTSs aside from the symptoms of overactive bladder can independently increase the risk of fall in men.…”

“…3,4 Attention on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) such as weak urine stream, hesitancy, and urgency has been increasing. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] LUTSs are related to the storing and excretion of urine and include hesitancy, incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, nocturia, and weak urine stream. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder are known as the major causes of LUTSs in men.…”

“…17 There is a growing interest in LUTSs because they cause discomfort in daily life among middle-aged men and may increase the risk of death. 6,[18][19][20] One point of interest is the association between LUTSs and falls [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] ; if LUTSs are important risk factors for falls, systematic and effective management of LUTSs for fall prevention is needed to reduce the disease burden associated with falls and to improve the quality of life.…”

“…Previous studies have focused more on particular symptoms, such as urinary incontinence, urgency, and nocturia, rather than overall LUTSs. 4,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12][19][20][21] In addition, they were conducted on elderly [4][5][6][7]11,12,19,[21][22][23][24] or women, 7,8,21,22 and there are few studies on adult males with representativeness. 9,10,18 For older people who spend most of their time at home, although they are likely to fall at home due to LUTSs, 25 no studies have considered indoor and outdoor locations, as places where falls can occur.…”