Urinary incontinence symptom screening in 138 elderly female inpatients and inspiration

Objective To analyze the current status and clinical characteristics of urinary incontinence in 138 elderly female inpatients so as to provide thoughts and directions for management and intervention implemented by medical institutions for urinary incontinence people. Methods Cross-sectional investigation was used in this study. From August 2018 to November 2018, this study selected elderly female inpatients at a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in Beijing by cluster sampling. The primary screening was carried out with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICI-Q-SF) and urinary incontinence knowledge scale. This study analyzed the clinical characteristics and urinary incontinence knowledge in elderly female inpatients with urinary incontinence. Results Among 1 105 elderly female inpatients≥60 years old, there were 138 of them with urinary incontinence accounting for 12.5%. Among 138 elderly female inpatients with urinary incontinence, the ages were (74.37±8.49) ranged from 60 to 99; the score of urinary incontinence assessment was (7.09±4.59) from 1 to 21; patients with the mild or moderate level of urinary incontinence occupied 90.6% (125/138) ; 87.0% (120/138) of patients were with basic diseases interacted with urinary incontinence. There was a statistical difference in the self-perception influence of the urinary incontinence on life among patients with different conditions (P<0.05) . There were statistical differences in the urinary incontinence knowledge among patients with different education levels (P<0.01) . Conclusions In China, it still faces severe problem of urinary incontinence in elderly female inpatients. Basis diseases of some patients interact with urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence medical problems should be explored with the scientific, standardized and effective methods because of the bottleneck that public lack knowledge. Key words: Urinary incontinence; Aged; Assessment; Screening; Elderly female; Inpatients