Preventive factors for urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing condition for middle aged and older adults. The prevalence of UI varies substantially worldwide, depending on the definition adopted, the population being studied, and the instrument used for assessing leakage. Established risk factors are the female gender...
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| description | Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing condition for middle aged and older adults. The prevalence of UI varies substantially worldwide, depending on the definition adopted, the population being studied, and the instrument used for assessing leakage. Established risk factors are the female gender, obesity, advanced age and cigarette smoking. The main treatments include pharmacological prescriptions, conservative therapies (such as pelvic floor muscle exercise, biofeedback, electrical stimulation), and surgery. This chapter reviews the epidemiological evidence on emerging factors which may protect against the disease. Increasing green tea consumption appears to reduce the prevalence of UI among women. Low alcohol intake particularly beer is inversely associated with male UI, whereas the corresponding relationship for women remains inconsistent. Moreover, physical activity in daily life may mediate against the development of UI. Further research is required to understand the biological mechanisms concerning these factors, especially by gender and incontinence subtype, in order to prevent this bothersome condition for the aging population. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-406292017-01-30T14:44:24Z Preventive factors for urinary incontinence Hirayama, Fumi Lee, Andy Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing condition for middle aged and older adults. The prevalence of UI varies substantially worldwide, depending on the definition adopted, the population being studied, and the instrument used for assessing leakage. Established risk factors are the female gender, obesity, advanced age and cigarette smoking. The main treatments include pharmacological prescriptions, conservative therapies (such as pelvic floor muscle exercise, biofeedback, electrical stimulation), and surgery. This chapter reviews the epidemiological evidence on emerging factors which may protect against the disease. Increasing green tea consumption appears to reduce the prevalence of UI among women. Low alcohol intake particularly beer is inversely associated with male UI, whereas the corresponding relationship for women remains inconsistent. Moreover, physical activity in daily life may mediate against the development of UI. Further research is required to understand the biological mechanisms concerning these factors, especially by gender and incontinence subtype, in order to prevent this bothersome condition for the aging population. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40629 Nova Science Publishers restricted |
| spellingShingle | Hirayama, Fumi Lee, Andy Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title | Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title_full | Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title_fullStr | Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title_short | Preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| title_sort | preventive factors for urinary incontinence |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40629 |