TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of and attitude toward urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women
AU - Hsieh, Ching Hung
AU - Su, Tsung Hsien
AU - Chang, Shao Tung
AU - Lin, Shu Hui
AU - Lee, Meng Chih
AU - Lee, Mei Yu
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Taiwanese women aged 60 years or older. Method: A nationwide epidemiological study was conducted and a sample of 2410 women was selected. Personal visits to 1517 women were completed. Results: A total of 485 (29.8%) women reported urinary incontinence; 250 (69.9%) urinary incontinent women experienced symptoms less than once a month. Regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices, 822 (54.3%) of the women surveyed knew the meaning of urinary incontinence, and 147 (30.3%) with urinary incontinence had visited a doctor. The main reason given for not seeking medical help was shyness. Conclusion: Although urinary incontinence is a common symptom, it is often not reported to doctors, which leads to undertreatment. From a public health perspective, there is considerable opportunity to improve women's quality of life by increasing health education about urinary incontinence and its treatment.
AB - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Taiwanese women aged 60 years or older. Method: A nationwide epidemiological study was conducted and a sample of 2410 women was selected. Personal visits to 1517 women were completed. Results: A total of 485 (29.8%) women reported urinary incontinence; 250 (69.9%) urinary incontinent women experienced symptoms less than once a month. Regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices, 822 (54.3%) of the women surveyed knew the meaning of urinary incontinence, and 147 (30.3%) with urinary incontinence had visited a doctor. The main reason given for not seeking medical help was shyness. Conclusion: Although urinary incontinence is a common symptom, it is often not reported to doctors, which leads to undertreatment. From a public health perspective, there is considerable opportunity to improve women's quality of life by increasing health education about urinary incontinence and its treatment.
KW - Attitudes
KW - Postmenopausal women
KW - Prevalence
KW - Taiwan
KW - Urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.08.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 17977542
AN - SCOPUS:37749026866
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 100
SP - 171
EP - 174
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - 2
ER -
