Urinary Incontınence in Elderly Women: Daily Life Activities and Quality of Life

The current study aimed to identify the frequency of urinary incontinence (UI), its effects on quality of life, and risk factors in older adults living in rural areas of Turkey. For this descriptive study, 400 older adults aged 65 to 96 years were interviewed. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form and the Incontinence-Quality of Life Scale (I-QOL). Among those interviewed, 56.3% experienced UI. Logistical regression analysis revealed chronic illness, gender, and level of education as risk factors for UI. Significantly lower ( p < 0.05) I-QOL scores were found for older adults having UI, holding urine, leaking urine while coughing/sneezing, involuntarily urinating more than once per day, or wetting themselves. Most participants did not seek help, citing embarrassment or viewing UI as normal. UI significantly reduces older adults' quality of life. Educational and consultation services, especially for older, illiterate, married women with chronic illness, would help these individuals sustain healthy lives. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47 (6), 43–52.]

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65 Yaş Üstü Kadınlarda Üriner İnkontinans Görülme Sıklığı ve Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi

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2022

Sakarya Üniversitesi Holistik Sağlık Dergisi

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Üriner inkontinans, istemsiz bir şekilde idrar kaçırma durumu olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Üriner inkontinans konusuyla ilgili yapılan araştırmalarda üriner inkontinansın 65 yaş üstü kadınlarda daha yüksek bir oranda görüldüğü tespit edilmiştir ve prevalansının %11 ile %80 arasında değiştiği belirtilmektedir. Üriner inkontinans kişilerin hem kendisine hem de aile üyesine psikolojik, hijyenik ve sosyo-ekonomik anlamda olumsuz etkileri olan bir sağlık sorunudur. Üriner inkontinans kişinin yaşam kalitesini düşürmektedir.Bu derlemede 65 yaş üstü kadınlarda üriner inkontinans görülme sıklığı ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Üriner inkontinans 65 yaş üstü kadınların yaşam kalitesini kötüleştirmekte ve yaşam kaliteleri medeni durum, yaş, eğitim seviyesi, inkontinans miktarı, inkontinans tipi gibi faktörlerden etkilenmektedir. Üriner inkontinans yaşayan yaşlı kadınların çoğunluğu üriner inkontinans nedeniyle doktora başvurmaktan kaçınmaktadır.

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Urinary Incontınence in Elderly Women: Daily Life Activities and Quality of Life

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65 Yaş Üstü Kadınlarda Üriner İnkontinans Görülme Sıklığı ve Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi

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