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Review
. 2022 Mar;61(1):115-123.
doi: 10.20471/acc.2022.61.01.14.

URINARY INCONTINENCE - FROM CHILDHOOD ONWARDS

Dragana Živković  1   2 , Damir Franić  3   4 , Vladimir Kojović  5
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Review

URINARY INCONTINENCE - FROM CHILDHOOD ONWARDS

Dragana Živković et al. Acta Clin Croat. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition that affects patients of all ages, starting with childhood. There are two peaks in its incidence, i.e., in childhood and another one in patients over 40 years of age, which increases continuously with patient age. It is a condition recognized by the World Health Organization as a set of diseases (International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10), and the International Classification of Functionality recognizes the associated extreme disablement. UI is a major health problem affecting the lives of an estimated 400 million persons worldwide. The global aging of the population will cause rise in the incidence of UI in the future. It is expected that UI itself will become a serious health and social burden for both patients and health service providers. UI can be an isolated problem, or it can be associated and/or aggravated by any associated disorder affecting the nervous system such as myelomeningoceles, Parkinson's disease or stroke. UI often affects the patient daily life, and it can have repercussions on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being. At last, it has a negative influence on their sexual health.

Keywords: Dysfunctional voiding; Mixed urinary incontinence; Stress urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence.

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