The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence and Use of Incontinence Aids in 85-year-old Men and Women

Abstract

The prevalence of urinary incontinence and the use of incontinence aids was investigated in 85-year-old men and women resident in the city of Göteborg. The overall prevalence of urinary incontinence was 37.2%. Urinary incontinence was more prevalent (p less than 0.001) in women (43.2%) than men (24.0%), and in residents of a nursing home or hospital (83.9%) than in men and women living at home (29.4%). Urinary incontinence was more commonly encountered in men with neurological (p less than 0.001) and respiratory (p less than 0.05) illnesses, and in women suffering from cardiovascular (p less than 0.05), neurological (p less than 0.001) and urogenital (p less than 0.01) illnesses. Incontinence aids were used more often (p less than 0.001) by incontinent women (67.9%) then men (42.9%) living in the community, and were used by 86.4% of the incontinent men and 91.5% of the incontinent women living in an institution. Pads were the commonest form of incontinence aid used, irrespective of whether the men and women lived in the community or in an institution. Indwelling urinary catheters were used by only 2% of the 85-year-old men and women.

An automatic urine disposal system for urinary incontinence: A pilot study with long-term users for effectiveness and safety

“…The number of elderly people in need of urinary and/or faecal care is increasing in most countries owing to the aging population [1,2]. The prevalence of UI among nursing home residents is reported to be between 50% and 65% [3][4][5][6], and the high prevalence of UI in nursing home residents has been attributed to advancing age and senile dementia that leads to impairment of activities of daily living [6].…”

Symptoms of urinary and faecal incontinence among men and women 75+ in relations to health complaints and quality of life

“…Through a literature search in PubMed 1990^2002 with the terms prevalence, incidence, UI, FI, combined, or DI, aged 80 years and above, 19 population studies were identi¢ed (Table I). The prevalence of UI among women 75 years or above living in the community varied from 22 to 62% [Hellstr˛m et al, 1990;Kok et al, 1992;Wetle et al, 1995;Damian et al, 1998;Simeonova et al, 1999;Gavira Iglesias et al, 2000;Temml et al 2000;Maggi et al, 2001;Stoddart et al, 2001] and among men from 9 to 56% [Hellstr˛m et al, 1990;Wetle et al, 1995;Malmsten et al, 1997;Damian et al, 1998;Gavira Iglesias et al, 2000;Maggi et al, 2001;Stoddart et al, 2001]. Among those living in nursing homes the prevalence was higher, from 38 to 76% [Sgadari et al, 1997;Aggazzotti et al, 2000].The prevalence of FI varied from 1 to 17% among community-dwelling elderly [Kok et al, 1992;Talley et al, 1992;Edwards and Jones, 2001;Perry et al, 2002] and in nursing home settings the prevalence was reported to be 46% [Johanson et al, 1997;Nelson et al, 1998].…”

Ice Water Test in Patients with Overactive Bladder due to Cerebrovascular Accidents and Bladder Outlet Obstruction

“…The prevalence of urinary inconti nence increases dramatically in the elderly, and inconti nence in such patients is predominantly of the urge type [1,2], Urodynamic characteristics of a voiding dysfunc tion in CVA were closely described by Geirrson ct al. [3] and they named this condition 'uninhibited overactive bladder (UOB)' [4], Characteristics of UOB arc loss of voluntary control of micturition, impaired bladder sensa tion and urge incontinence due to involuntary sustained detrusor contraction [5].…”