Urinary urgency acts as a source of divided attention leading to changes in gait in older adults with overactive bladder.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

There is a well-recognised but unexplained association between lower urinary tract symptoms including urgency and urgency incontinence and falls in older people. It has been hypothesised that urinary urgency acts as a source of divided attention, leading to gait changes which increase falls risk. This study aimed to assess whether urinary urgency acts as a source of divided attention in older adults with overactive bladder (OAB).

Methods

27 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and over with a clinical diagnosis of OAB underwent 3-Dimensional Instrumented Gait Analysis under three conditions; bladder empty, when experiencing urgency, and when being distracted by the n-back test. Temporal-spatial gait and kinematic gait data were compared between each condition using r

SUBMITTER: Gibson W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489708 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature