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THE PREVALENCE, SEVERITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE IN A RANDOM SAMPLE OF THE ELDERLY

J. W. G. YARNELL and A. S. ST LEGER

MRC Epidemiological Research Unit 4 Richmond Road, Cardiff CF2 3AS

A study to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence in a random sample of a total elderly community is described. The prevalence of incontinence in women aged 65 years or more was found to be 17% and in men 11%. The findings show that the prevalence of incontinence is particularly high among residents of old people's hornes and geriatic hospitals, but that the majority of cases occur within the general community. The prevalence increases with age in both sexes; associations with a history of cerebrovascular disease, certain surgical procedures, multiple hospital admissions and drug usage are described. The findings of a follow-up study suggest that, although the disorder is long-standing and severe in a proportion of subjects, it is transient in approximately a third of all elderly subjects with the condition.


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