Cross-sectional study on urinary incontinence in elderly people of rural areas in Jixian County, Tianjin
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2009.08.024
- VernacularTitle:天津蓟县农村老年人尿失禁的现况调查
- Author:
Pulin YU
;
Jing SHI
;
Xuerong LIU
;
Congwang XIA
;
Dongfu LIU
;
Zhenglai WU
;
Zhenqiu SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Urinary incontinence;
Prevalence;
Questionnaires
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2009;28(8):696-699
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and its epidemiological characteristics in rural elderly people and to lay a scientific foundation for formulating the strategies oI prevention and treatment for UI. MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in two townships of Jixian County, Tianjin. People aged 60 years and over were selected with cluster sampling, and the prevalence of UI and its epidemiological characteristics were collected with a standardized structured questionnaire by face-to-face interview. ResultsPrevalence of UI was 33.4% among the people aged 60 years and over in two townships, and it was increased with ageing.The elderly women had a higher prevalence of UI than the elderly man (43.2% vs. 22.8%, P<0.0001). The prevalences of UI in groups of 60-, 65-, 70-, 75-, 80-, 85-95 years old were 28.6%,32.1%,34.1%,35.5%,47.8%and 30.0%, respectively, and increased with ageing (X2for trend=2.19,P=0.029). Mixed UI (MUI) was the most common in different types of UI, and the constitution ratios of stress UI (SUI), urge UI (UUI), MUI and other type of UI were 27.4%, 1.2%, 60.9%,10.5%, respectively. The prevalence of MUI was the highest among the four types of UI in each age group. In all age groups, the prevalences of SUI and UUI were the highest in 60～ age group, and the prevalence of MUI was the highest in 80 ～ 95 age group. ConclusionsPrevalence of UI is high among the elderly people in rural areas of Jixian County, Tianjin.
