Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de la incontinencia urinaria en los adultos mayores que asisten a los servicios sociales del "Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social", octubre 2010- abril 2011

Abstract

Background: Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a common disease among the population over 65 years, which affects their quality of life significantly. In our country there are no studies about revealing their real prevalence and associated risk factors, in addition to a condition considered usual for their age, because of embarrassment or prejudice in their acceptance, is undervalued.

Methods:In this Transversal – Prevalence study participated65 seniors attending IESS Social Services September 2010 to April 2011, who after training on the subject consented to fill out forms for collecting validated data on prevalence of urinary incontinence and risk factors related to present development. The analysis was performed with the intention of determining the magnitude, through of statistics procedures as prevalence rate, confidence interval, p value.

Results: Global prevalence of I.U. was 68.13% in females (75.28%) and male (42.86%). Risk Factors that were associated with his presentation were: Nutritional status of risk (obesity, overweight and malnutrition; 71.43%), ITU (72.77%), Pelvic surgery (72.91%), Hypertension (82.65%), Diabetes (85.1%), Dementia (100%), Parkinson (100%). While factors such as age, age over 70 years (63.68%), prostate disease (47.92%), multiparity (2 or more children, 75.58%), neoplasms (42.85%), diseases Rheumatic (71.05%) and thyroid diseases (64.29%), were not associated with UI