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© 1991 Oxford University Press

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Urinary Incontinence among the Elderly People of Singapore

CHAN CHEOW JU, LEE KNG SWAN, ANNE MERRIMAN, TAN ENG CHOON and OSBORN VIEGAS

Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ministry of Health Singapore
Department of Surgery
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 0511

In a sample of 919 respondents aged 65 years and older, resident in a public housing estate in Singapore, the prevalence of regular urinary incontinence was 4.6%. Thirty-five of the 42 incontinent subjects consented to a detailed interview. The majority of these 35 cases leaked urine daily, leaked amounts over one tablespoon, or were suffering some physiological or social effect of the incontinence. Urge incontinence was the commonest type in women and outlet obstruction in men. Almost all incontinent subjects were agreeable to having medical attention for the condition although over a third had not previously consulted medical personnel about the problem. There may be scope for the provision of primary health care continence services.

Revision received September 8, 1990.
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