Prevalence of urinary Incontinence and its associated factors among elderly in primary health clinics in Kuantan, Pahang.

Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Romali, Aini Laili and Nasreen, Hashima E (2021) Prevalence of urinary Incontinence and its associated factors among elderly in primary health clinics in Kuantan, Pahang. In: Medical Research Symposium 2021, 14 December 2021, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a major and common problem involving elderly population worldwide. It is often underreported and underestimated and presents a social, economic and health problems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and its associated factors among elderly population in primary health clinics in Kuantan, Pahang. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in 6 primary health clinics in Kuantan Pahang that were selected using simple random sampling. 314 participants were selected using consecutive sampling Methods. The inclusion criteria were Malaysian citizens aged 60 years and above, who able to understand Bahasa Malaysia with no exclusion criteria. The participants that were selected were personally interviewed using validated Malay questionnaires that consisted of sociodemographic profiles, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Results: The statistical analyses were done using chi�squared test of independence then proceed with linear regression and binary logistic regression. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 12.1% with the mean age was 69.13 years old (SD= 7.19). The majority of participants were women (59.6%) and Malays (80.3%). The significant factors associated with urinary incontinence were age (AOR=1.07, CI=1.01-1.14, p-value=0.01), constipation (AOR= 8.67, CI=2.27-33.04, p-value=0.002), neurological disease (AOR =65.90, CI=20.89-207.93, P value=<0.001) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (AOR=23.49, CI=1.76-313.20, P value=0.017), significant P value <0.05. Conclusion: Participants with an increase in 1 year of age has 1.07 times the odds to have urinary incontinence while those that have constipation, neurological disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia are predicted to have higher risk to develop urinary incontinence

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	4632/95410
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Community Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) Kulliyyah of Medicine
Depositing User:	SR NUR FARHANA LATFI
Date Deposited:	30 Dec 2021 13:15
Last Modified:	30 Dec 2021 13:15
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95430

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