Purpose:To determine the effect of socioeconomic factors and variables related to delay to treatment on Chinese women with urinary incontinence(UI).Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 346 incontine...Purpose:To determine the effect of socioeconomic factors and variables related to delay to treatment on Chinese women with urinary incontinence(UI).Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 346 incontinent women living in three urban communities.We enrolled a representative subsample of 196 women who sought treatment for UI within the next six months in the study.Socioeconomic and clinical characteristic data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form.Results:Of the 196 women(age[mean and standard deviation]51.58±7.91 years),the delay ranged 1e15 years;64 women(32.7%)reported a>3-year delay.Age(odds ratio[OR]=1.98,95%confidence interval[CI]:1.31-3.00),lower UI severity(subjective)(OR=2.32,95%CI:1.38-3.87),and non-mixed UI(stress or urgency UI alone,OR?1.60,95%CI:1.11-2.32)were risk factors for longer delay.Conclusion:Women who were older,had lower subjective UI severity,and who reported only stress or urgency UI tended to delay treatment longer;such patients should be targeted for health education and intervention regarding UI in urban communities.展开更多
基金This study was financed by the Nature Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2010HM095)the School Project of Bin Zhou Medical University(Grant No.BY2013KJ76).
文摘Purpose:To determine the effect of socioeconomic factors and variables related to delay to treatment on Chinese women with urinary incontinence(UI).Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 346 incontinent women living in three urban communities.We enrolled a representative subsample of 196 women who sought treatment for UI within the next six months in the study.Socioeconomic and clinical characteristic data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form.Results:Of the 196 women(age[mean and standard deviation]51.58±7.91 years),the delay ranged 1e15 years;64 women(32.7%)reported a>3-year delay.Age(odds ratio[OR]=1.98,95%confidence interval[CI]:1.31-3.00),lower UI severity(subjective)(OR=2.32,95%CI:1.38-3.87),and non-mixed UI(stress or urgency UI alone,OR?1.60,95%CI:1.11-2.32)were risk factors for longer delay.Conclusion:Women who were older,had lower subjective UI severity,and who reported only stress or urgency UI tended to delay treatment longer;such patients should be targeted for health education and intervention regarding UI in urban communities.
