Division of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 10;13(2):e068956. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068956.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is common among older men. Epidemiological studies have established many risk factors for UI but these studies are not always specific to men aged 65 and above. The literature is yet to be systematically and comprehensively reviewed to identify UI risk factors specific to these men. Such evidence is required for the development of evidence-based interventions. This scoping review will synthesise evidence regarding UI risk factors in older men.
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) method for scoping reviews will guide the conduct of this scoping review and its reporting alongside the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews checklist. JBI's Population, Concept and Context framework is used to frame inclusion criteria, and JBI's scoping review protocol template was used to format this protocol. Our comprehensive search will include Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library (via Wiley) and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. There will be no language restriction since approximately 10% of preliminary search results were in languages other than English. Study type or publication date will not be restricted. Besides databases, we will review Google Scholar results and bibliographies. Two independent reviewers will screen, select and extract eligible studies. A preliminary search was performed on 24 May 2022. The search strategy and data extraction template are in online supplemental appendix. A qualitative and quantitative analysis of data will be performed as a means of describing the risk factors for UI identified among older men by using frequencies and descriptive methods.
The review does not require ethics approval. Findings will be disseminated at conferences, in a peer-reviewed journal and used to inform the development of an evidence-based tool for self-management of UI in older men.
尿失禁（UI）在老年男性中很常见。流行病学研究已经确定了许多与 UI 相关的风险因素，但这些研究并不总是针对 65 岁及以上的男性。目前还没有系统和全面地回顾这些男性特有的 UI 风险因素的文献。为了制定基于证据的干预措施，需要有这种证据。本范围性综述将综合关于老年男性 UI 风险因素的证据。
乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（JBI）的范围性综述方法将指导本范围性综述的进行及其报告，同时符合系统综述和荟萃分析扩展范围性综述清单的首选报告项目。JBI 的人群、概念和背景框架用于确定纳入标准，JBI 的范围性综述方案模板用于格式化本方案。我们的全面搜索将包括 Ovid MEDLINE、Ovid Embase、CINAHL、Scopus、Web of Science 核心合集、Cochrane 图书馆（通过 Wiley）和 ProQuest 学位论文全球。由于初步搜索结果中约有 10%是英文以外的其他语言，因此不会有语言限制。研究类型或出版日期不受限制。除了数据库，我们还将审查 Google Scholar 的结果和参考文献。两名独立的审查员将对合格的研究进行筛选、选择和提取。初步搜索于 2022 年 5 月 24 日进行。搜索策略和数据提取模板在在线补充附录中。将使用频率和描述性方法对数据进行定性和定量分析，以描述老年男性中 UI 的风险因素。
本综述不需要伦理批准。研究结果将在会议上、同行评议期刊上发表，并用于为老年男性 UI 自我管理的基于证据的工具的开发提供信息。
