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. 2024 Sep:(4):29-34.

[Prevalence of urinary incontinence in people aged 65 years and older: results from the study EUCALYPTUS]

[Article in Russian]
N Tkacheva O  1 , G Krivoborodov G  1 , M Vorobieva N  1 , V Kotovskaya Yu  1 , S Efremov N  1 , A Gontar A  1 , A Shirin D  1
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[Prevalence of urinary incontinence in people aged 65 years and older: results from the study EUCALYPTUS]

[Article in Russian]
N Tkacheva O et al. Urologiia. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is any involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact of quality of life.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of UI in people over the age of 65.

Materials and methods: Participants were 4308 elderly individuals (1292 men and 3016 women) with an average age of 78+/-8 years.

Results: UI was detected in 1953 patients (45,3%), including urgent UI in 25,8%, stress UI in 12,3% and mixed UI in 8,3% cases. There was a clear tendency to higher incidence of all types of UI with age. Our data show the need for mandatory consultation with a urologist for all person over the age of 65.

Keywords: stress urinary incontinence; the prevalence of urinary incontinence; urgent urinary incontinence; urinary incontinence in the elderly.

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