OBJECTIVE: to describe the prevalence and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence in a population-based cohort of older community-dwelling Australian men.
SUBJECTS: the population comprised 1,705 men aged >or=70 years participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project, a population-based study of urban older Australian men.
METHODS: data were collected between January 2005 and June 2007, and 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.
RESULTS: 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 >or=90 years, 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.
CONCLUSION: 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.
AD - The George Institute for International Health, Level 10, King George V Building, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia. AN - 20305133 BT - Age and Ageing ET - 2010/03/23 LA - eng M1 - 3 N1 - Kwong, Po WanCumming, Robert GChan, LewisSeibel, Markus JNaganathan, VasiCreasey, HelenLe Couteur, DavidWaite, Louise MSambrook, Philip NHandelsman, DavidEnglandAge and ageingAge Ageing. 2010 May;39(3):349-54. Epub 2010 Mar 19. N2 -OBJECTIVE: to describe the prevalence and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence in a population-based cohort of older community-dwelling Australian men.
SUBJECTS: the population comprised 1,705 men aged >or=70 years participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project, a population-based study of urban older Australian men.
METHODS: data were collected between January 2005 and June 2007, and 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.
RESULTS: 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 >or=90 years, 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.
CONCLUSION: 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.
PY - 2010 SN - 1468-2834 (Electronic)0002-0729 (Linking) SP - 349 EP - 54 T2 - Age and Ageing TI - Urinary incontinence and quality of life among older community-dwelling Australian men: the CHAMP study VL - 39 ER -