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Urge urinary incontinence and the brain factor.

Carolyn Louise Morris¹

¹Department of Geriatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. clmorris@umich.edu

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|November 30, 2012

Summary

Elderly women with urge incontinence experience bladder filling sensations and higher attentional demands sooner than continent women. Cognitive processing, particularly executive function, was similar between groups.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Urology
Neuroscience

Background:

Urge incontinence is common in elderly women.
Cognitive processing may be affected by urge incontinence.
Understanding these links can improve management.

Purpose of the Study:

Compare cognitive processing in elderly women with and without urge incontinence.
Assess working memory, attention, and inhibition.
Measure bladder sensation intensity and attentional demands.

Main Methods:

Neuropsychological tests (e.g., Operation Span, Stroop test).
Likert scale for bladder filling sensation intensity.
Attentional Demands Survey.

Main Results:

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Incontinent women reported first desire to void (FDV) and strong desire to void (SDV) at lower bladder volumes and sensation intensity.
Incontinent women perceived significantly higher attentional demands.
No significant differences in executive function tests between groups.

Conclusions:

Urge incontinence in elderly women is associated with earlier bladder sensation and higher perceived attentional demands.
Despite neuroimaging differences, executive function was comparable.
Further research is needed to link brain activity differences to cognitive and behavioral outcomes.