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The prevalence of urinary incontinence among women and men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sweden

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  • Elisabet Hrisanfow
  • Doris Hägglund

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Aim. The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and status of urinary incontinence among women and men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care. Background. Information on the prevalence of urinary incontinence in women and men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is scant. Such knowledge may be important to the development of care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Design. A questionnaire survey. Method. The study included 391 women and 337 men, aged 50–75 years, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A self‐administered, evidence‐based questionnaire for incontinence was used. A response rate of 66% was obtained, of which 89·3% had spirometry‐confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and most patients had been diagnosed with moderate (Stage II) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Results. The prevalence of urinary incontinence in women and men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was 49·6 and 30·3%, respectively. Women and men with urinary incontinence had a significantly higher body mass index than did women and men without urinary incontinence. The most common type of incontinence in women was stress incontinence (52·4%) and in men postmicturition dribbling (66·3%). Women with urinary incontinence had a higher presence of a symptomatic cough than did women without urinary incontinence (p

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  • Elisabet Hrisanfow & Doris Hägglund, 2011. "The prevalence of urinary incontinence among women and men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sweden," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(13‐14), pages 1895-1905, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:20:y:2011:i:13-14:p:1895-1905
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03660.x
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