| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Effects of age and causal attribution to aging on health-related behaviors associated with urinary incontinence in older women | | Author(s) | Julie L Locher, Kathryn L Burgio, Patricia S Goode |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 42, no 4, August 2002 |
| Pages | pp 515-521 |
| Keywords | Incontinence ; Older women ; Attitude ; Ageing process ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | Participants were 74 women who had either sought treatment for urinary incontinence (UI) at a multidisciplinary continence programme, or volunteered for a randomised clinical trial of behavioural or drug therapy. As part of their clinical evaluation, women were interviewed about how they managed their incontinence and their perceptions of what had caused the condition. Self-management of incontinence was defined as behaviours used to cope with, rather than treat or cure incontinence. Self-treatment was defined as self-implementation of Kegel exercises, and formal treatment was defined as interaction with a health care provider. More than half the respondents attributed their incontinence to ageing. The perception that incontinence restricted one's activities became the most significant predictor of performing self-management strategies and performing Kegel exercises. Education to promote the understanding of the actual causes of UI may encourage people to seek appropriate intervention. Whereas attribution to ageing is an important factor contributing to health-related behaviours, other factors such as perception that one's activities are restricted may play an important role. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021021208 A |
| Classmark | CTM: BD: DP: BG: LO |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|