Examining the Role of Frailty on Treatment Patterns and Complications Among Older Women Undergoing Procedure-Based Treatment for Urinary Incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging beyond 65 years is associated with increased prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI), frailty, and increased complication rate with UI treatments. To investigate this relationship, we examined frailty as a predictor of procedure-based UI treatment patterns and urologic complications in Medicare-eligible women.

Methods

We identified women undergoing procedures for UI between 2011 and 2018 in the 5% limited Medicare data set. A claims-based frailty index (CFI) using data from the 12 months prior to the index procedure defined frailty (CFI ≥0.25). Urologic complications were assessed during the 12 months following the index procedure. We used unadjusted logistic regression models to calculate odds of having a specific type of UI procedure based on frailty statu

SUBMITTER: Parker-Autry CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11079949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature