Epidemiology and natural history of urinary incontinence in women

被引：229

作者：

Hunskaar, S

Burgio, K

Diokno, A

Herzog, AR

Hjälmås, K

Lapitan, MC

机构：

[1] Univ Bergen, Sect Gen Practice, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Hlth Care, N-5009 Bergen, Norway

[2] Birmingham Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Birmingham, AL USA

[3] William Beaumont Hosp, Dept Urol, Royal Oak, MI 48072 USA

[4] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[5] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Paediat Surg, Gothenburg, Sweden

[6] Philippine Gen Hosp, Div Urol, Manila, Philippines

来源：

UROLOGY | 2003年 / 62卷 / 4A期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00755-6

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学（泌尿生殖系疾病）];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Understanding the epidemiology (distribution and determinants) of urinary incontinence (UI), as well as its natural history is a very important issue. In this article, we discuss prevalence, incidence, natural history, and the variations that may be related to race and ethnicity. We focus on epidemiologic population comprising community-dwelling women who are not institutionalized. Our review clearly shows that there is a lack of advanced epidemiologic analyses. Variables that better characterize UI include frequency measure, quantity of urine loss, duration, type, and severity. These factors should be incorporated into basic study design so that more advanced and informative analyses may be conducted. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc.

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