RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence in women.
JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JO J Epidemiol Community Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 71
OP 74
DO 10.1136/jech.35.1.71
VO 35
IS 1
A1 J W Yarnell
A1 G J Voyle
A1 C J Richards
A1 T P Stephenson
YR 1981
UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/35/1/71.abstract
AB One thousand and sixty women aged 18 or over, randomly selected from a defined geographical area in South Wales, were interviewed at home about their urinary symptoms. Ninety-five per cent co-operated, of whom 45% admitted to some degree of incontinence. "Stress' incontinence was reported by 22% of women, "urge' incontinence by 10%, and both types combined--"complex'--by 14%. In most women urinary loss was both small and infrequent but 5% of all women experienced a loss sufficient to necessitate a change of clothes; in 2.6% such loss occurred daily. Over 3% of all women reported that incontinence interfered with their social or domestic life but only half of these had sought medical advice.