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Urinary incontinence and quality of life among older community-dwelling Australian men
— the CHAMP study | | Author(s) | Po Wan Kwong, Robert G Cumming, Lewis Chan |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 39, no 3, May 2010 |
| Pages | pp 349-353 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org http://www.bgs.org.uk doi:10.1093/ageing/afq025 |
| Keywords | Incontinence ; Quality of life ; Older men ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The prevalence and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence is described for a population-based cohort of older community-dwelling Australian men. The population comprised 1,705 men aged 70+ participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP), a population-based study of urban older Australian men. Data were collected between January 2005 and June 2007; the participation rate was 47%. Data on demographics, medical history and from the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire were collected. Urinary incontinence was defined as urinary leakage at least two times a week over the past 4 weeks. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 14.8%, increasing from 12.0% for men aged 70-74 years old to 16.3% for those aged 90+, with urgency incontinence being the most frequent type of urinary incontinence. Daily urine leakage was reported by 3% of men. Men with incontinence had lower overall SF-12 scores with greater impact on the physical (PCS) than the mental (MCS) components of that scale. After adjusting for age, number of co-morbidities, enlarged prostate and prostate cancer, men with incontinence had worse PCS (43.6 vs 45.9) and MCS scores (52.2 vs 54.6) compared with continent men. Urinary incontinence is common among older community-dwelling men and is associated with worse quality of life with greater impact on physical than mental factors. As the population ages, urinary incontinence prevalence will increase, and increased resources will be needed to address this growing problem. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100524209 A |
| Classmark | CTM: F:59: BC: K4: 3J: 7YA |
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