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Self-report function and disability: a comparison between women with and without urgency urinary incontinence
Rachel Kafri1, Jeffrey Shames, Jacob Golomb
1Department of Physical Therapy, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Rishon Le'Zion, Israel.
Disability and Rehabilitation
|March 6, 2012
Summary
Women with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) experience poorer lower extremity function compared to continent women. Disability in UUI is multifactorial, not solely due to functional limitations.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Urology
- Physical Therapy
Background:
- Urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) is a common condition affecting women's quality of life.
- Self-reported physical functioning and disability are crucial aspects of health in older adults.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare self-reported function and disability between women with UUI and healthy controls.
- To investigate the relationship between UUI, physical function, and disability.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study involving 66 women with UUI and 66 age-matched controls.
- Utilized the Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) to assess function and disability.
- Evaluated Body Mass Index (BMI), Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QoL), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Main Results:
- Women with UUI demonstrated significantly lower overall and lower extremity function scores compared to controls.
- Upper extremity function and disability components were not significantly different between groups.
- A negative correlation was observed between BMI and function scores in women with UUI.
Conclusions:
- Findings support that women with UUI exhibit poorer lower extremity physical functioning.
- Disability associated with UUI is multifactorial, influenced by behavioral, psychological, and environmental factors, beyond mere functional limitations.
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