OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of female urinary incontinence in Hong Kong and its impact on quality of life. DESIGN AND SETTING Territory-wide telephone survey in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Hong Kong women aged 10 to 90 years accessed by fixed residential telephone lines between June 2001 and July 2002. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The prevalence of urinary symptoms was assessed using telep...

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing condition involving involuntary loss of urine from the body. incontinence can negatively impact person’s overall quality life and lead them into stages embarrassment depression. It is an underrepresented undertreated prevalent in women, especially low socioeconomic regions where women may not be able to express their concerns due unawareness diag...

OBJECTIVE To outline the evidence for the efficacy of surgical procedures used for the primary treatment of urinary incontinence. OPTIONS The range of surgical options available for the primary treatment of urinary incontinence in women. OUTCOMES The best possible outcomes for women undergoing primary surgery for urinary incontinence. To provide a current understanding of the evidence avail...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of duloxetine in women with stress urinary incontinence. DESIGN Randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING Fort-six centres in seven European countries and Canada. POPULATION Four hundred and ninety-four women aged 24-83 years identified as having predominant symptoms of stress urinary incontinence using a clinical algor...

BACKGROUND many older women with urinary incontinence remain under-treated. OBJECTIVE to develop and evaluate an evidence-based self-management urinary incontinence risk factor modification tool for older women. DESIGN the tool was developed using evidence from a systematic review and input from focus groups. A 6-month prospective cohort study using an interrupted time-series design was con...

Objective: To outline the evidence for the efficacy of surgical procedures used for the primary treatment of urinary incontinence. Options: The range of surgical options available for the primary treatment of urinary incontinence in women. Outcomes: The best possible outcomes for women undergoing primary surgery for urinary incontinence. To provide a current understanding of the evidence availa...

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common disorder among aging population especially women. Women are at more risk of UI than men, because of anatomic, social and cultural status and also because of pregnancy, delivery and menopause. Regarding lack of studies in the area in Yazd, the study aimed to find the prevalence and related factors to UI among aging women in Yazd city, Iran. ...

Stress urinary incontinence is an ignored health problem among elderly women. Aim: Toevaluate the effect of selective behavioral therapy on stress and self-esteem institutionalized A quasi-experimental research Design was utilized a purposive Sample 50 women residing in three geriatric homes at Minia Governorate, Egypt. Tools: Structured questionnaire sheet scales (Body Mass Index, Revised Urin...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are common complaints in women. Physiotherapy and surgery to correct these conditions are often seen as mutually exclusive. No study has yet investigated their synergistic potential. AIM This study aimed to investigate the role of peri-operative physiotherapy in women undergoing corrective surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and/or incon...

Background Urinary incontinence is a common condition defined as an involuntary leakage of urine. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men, and prevalence increases with age. The severity of incontinence affects quality of life and treatment decisions. The types of urinary incontinence include stress, urge, overflow, functional, and post-prostatectomy incontinence. Nonsurgical treatment ...