Determinants of referral of women with urinary incontinence to specialist services: a national cohort study using primary care data from the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female urinary incontinence is underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care. There is little evidence on factors that determine whether women with urinary incontinence are referred to specialist services. This study aimed to investigate characteristics associated with referrals from primary to specialist secondary care for urinary incontinence.

Methods

We carried out a cohort study, using primary care data from over 600 general practices contributing to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) in the United Kingdom. We used multi-level logistic regression to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) that reflect the impact of patient and GP practice-level characteristics on referrals to specialist services in secondary care within 30 days of a urinary incontine

SUBMITTER: Gurol-Urganci I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568393 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature