Anal incontinence: long-term alterations in the incidence and healthcare usage
| Autor: | Pekka Collin, P. Aitola, Kirsi Lehto, Katariina Ylönen, Heini Huhtala, Marja Hyöty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Urinary incontinence Quality of life scale Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans Medicine Fecal incontinence education Finland Aged Aged 80 and over Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Gastroenterology Health Services Middle Aged Control subjects Case-Control Studies Chronic Disease Quality of Life Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Fecal Incontinence Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 49:790-793 |
| ISSN: | 1502-7708 0036-5521 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00365521.2014.915053 |
| Popis: | The aim of the study was to determine the alterations in the occurrence of incontinence and how subjects suffering from incontinence seek and receive healthcare services over a 10-year follow-up period.Postal questionnaires (Wexner Incontinence Score, Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale, a questionnaire to investigate the management of fecal incontinence and the frequency of urinary incontinence) were sent to subjects who had reported anal incontinence in our population-based study in 2003. For each incontinent person (n = 155) from the 2003 series, we identified two control subjects (n = 310) who did not suffer from incontinence.Of the initially incontinent, 47 (58%) had remained incontinent after a follow up of 10 years. Almost 80% of the incontinent subjects in 2012 were female. Of the 152 initially continent, 12 (7.9%) had developed symptoms, all of whom were females. Urinary incontinence was present in approximately 60% of incontinent subjects. The majority (57.8%) of the subjects still incontinent in 2012 felt that they needed help for the complaint, but only 30.9% had received any, and only 7.4% received any benefit. The most common treatment was medication. The subjective incontinence impaired the quality of life.Incontinence is a chronic long-lasting disorder. The current management of anal incontinence is not satisfactory. The primary healthcare system should be more aware of the nature of this condition to find and offer treatment for the patients. |
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