Calidad de vida de las adultas mayores con incontinencia urinaria que asisten a los centros de salud de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2022 – 2023

Abstract

ntroduction: Urinary Incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine, negatively affects the quality of life and prevails in the female sex. The increase in older adults in the future will bring with it the greater presentation of multiple pathologies, including UI. Objective: To identify the quality of life of older adults with Urinary Incontinence who attend the Health Centers of the city of Cuenca using the King's Health Questionnaire scale, Cuenca 2022 - 2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study was carried out, with a sample of 50 older adults with UI who attend the Health Centers of the city of Cuenca. Sociodemographic data was collected through the INEC Form - Socioeconomic Level Stratification, the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) Scale was also applied to measure quality of life. The results were analyzed using the SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. Results: The age group in which UI prevails was 65-79 years. In relation to daily activities, 14% of the participants with UI feel very affected, 34% feel slightly affected in their social life and 48% are slightly affected in their emotional state. Conclusion: The socioeconomic level of the sample and the symptoms of UI affect the quality of life. Older adults do not emphasize the importance that this condition requires, since they consider it a normal change and do not attend continuous medical control.