Lower urinary tract symptoms and functional ability in older adults: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Functional ability, or the ability to live actively in older age, is essential for healthy ageing. This study assessed the association between the five types of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and functional ability among community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years old).

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years old) randomly selected from the basic resident register of Kashiwa city as part of the Kashiwa study.

Participants

The study included 916 community-dwelling older adults (481 male participants) in Japan.

Outcome measures

A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding LUTS, which included frequency, nocturia, urgency, urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB). Fun

SUBMITTER: Takahashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature