Abstract: Background: The uncontrollable loss of pee is known as urinary incontinence. It significantly affects people's physical, emotional, and general quality of life. Most rural areas have neglected to address the issue of women's reluctance to seek medical attention. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to ascertain the prevalence of UI in older women, pinpoint risk variables that are linked to it, and investigate how it affects these women's capacity to carry out activities of daily living (ADL). Methodology: Among 346 women in Pudupet, Chennai, a cross-sectional study was conducted. The ladies were all over 50. Using a prevalence of 26.47% from earlier research, the sample size was determined with a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval. In order to recruit participants, consecutive sampling was used. Urge, mixed urine incontinence, and stress were measured using a semi-structured questionnaire based on QUID scores. Stress incontinence was present if the score was greater than 4. Urge incontinence was present if the score was more than 6. All of these scores, along with the rest of the gathered data, were input into MS Excel and then exported to SPSS for further examination. Chi-square tests and descriptive statistics were run using SPSS version 20. It was deemed statistically significant when p <= 0.05. Results: Our inclusion criteria were met by 346 female participants. There were noteworthy correlations discovered for burning micturition, episiotomy, and hypertension. To be more precise, the prevalence of incontinence was higher in people with hypertension (p = 0.032), people who underwent an episiotomy (p = 0.016), and burning micturition was significantly linked to incontinence (p = 0.010). There was a marginally significant correlation (p = 0.050) between education level and incontinence, indicating that people with only a primary education have greater rates of incontinence. Diabetes became statistically significant (p = 0.099), suggesting a tendency for diabetics to have greater rates of incontinence. In conclusion, there is a substantial correlation between increased rates of incontinence and hypertension, episiotomy, and burning feelings.. Conclusion: It was discovered that the most common kind of urine incontinence in postmenopausal women was urge urinary incontinence. People who have experienced burning micturition, episiotomy, or high blood pressure should be routinely evaluated for urine incontinence.
Keywords: urinary incontinence, older women, risk factors for urinary incontinence, IIQ-7, QUID.
Title: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impact on Activities of Daily Living due to Urinary Incontinence among Older women Above 50 Years in urban locality in Chennai
Author: K.Prathiksha, P.Sakthi, Pallavi, Ponni, Rahul raja, Rahul gharwal, Rakshana, Rasika, Rhithika.J, Sai priyanka, Samanvitha
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 13, Issue 1, April 2025 - September 2025
Page No: 135-144
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 29-May-2025
