1. Physical Performance Measures in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence: Pelvic Floor Disorder or Geriatric Syndrome?
- Author
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Sharee Pearson, Holly E. Richter, Søren M. Bentzen, Chi Chiung Grace Chen, Alice S. Ryan, Tatiana Sanses, Jack M. Guralnik, and Derik L. Davis
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Urology ,Functional Impairment ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Short Physical Performance Battery ,Urinary incontinence ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical performance test ,Quality of life ,Medicine ,Mobility ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Pelvic floor ,business.industry ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Urinary Incontinence ,Physical performance ,Physical therapy ,Functional status ,medicine.symptom ,Physical Performance Measures ,Geriatric Syndrome ,business ,Timed up and go - Abstract
Objective: To evaluate physical performance measures of mobility and functional impairments and assess their association with urinary incontinence (UI) severity and impact on quality of life among older women with UI. Methods: In a cross-sectional pilot study, 20 women aged ≥ 70 years with UI completed UI questionnaires (Global Impression of Severity, Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7)) and functional status evaluation. Functional status evaluation included the Modified Physical Performance Test (MPPT; range 0–36), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB; range 0–12), and other physical performance measures (e.g., Timed Up and Go [TUG]). MPPT and SPPB scores 0.05) with UI measures. Conclusions: Mobility and functional impairments are common among older women with UI. Associations between MPPT score, TUG performance with UI impact on quality of life suggest these physical performance measures could be markers of mobility and functional impairments in future research on UI in older women., Brief Summary: Further research in utility of physical performance measures as markers of mobility and functional impairments in older women with urinary incontinence is warranted.
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- 2020