Urinary Incontinence in Working Women: An Exploratory Study
| Autor: | Kristin Hart, Sheila Fitzgerald, Mary H. Palmer, Susan J. Berry |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Ethnic group Exploratory research Urinary incontinence Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans Aged Response rate (survey) Gynecology business.industry Age Factors General Medicine Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Help-seeking Cross-Sectional Studies Urinary Incontinence Baltimore Physical therapy Women's Health Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Women Working |
| Zdroj: | Women & Health. 29:67-82 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0331 0363-0242 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j013v29n03_05 |
| Popis: | Women who work for a large academic center were surveyed about urinary incontinence. The response rate was 57%. Of the 1113 usable questionnaires, 232 (21%) indicated that urinary incontinence occurred at least monthly. The average age of incontinent women was 45 years (SD = 10 years). Incontinent women were significantly older and had a higher body mass index than continent women. There were also ethnic differences between incontinent and continent groups, although ethnicity was not a predictor of incontinence. Only a third of the women thought incontinence was an important problem to resolve and 46% reported incontinence to their physician or nurse. Forty percent reported that they did not know if the incontinence could be improved, but 81% wanted to learn more about incontinence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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