Alden Jessica, Ngwa Julius, Ryan Alice S, Sanses Tatiana Vd
Department of Occupational Therapy, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
Department of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Int J Nurs Health Care Res (Lisle). 2022;5(7). doi: 10.29011/2688-9501.101324. Epub 2022 Aug 17.
This pilot-cross sectional study compared Urinary Incontinence symptom type and severity, and impact of UI on Quality of Life among older White and Black women. Outcome measures included a three-day bladder diary (3dbd), Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7), Urinary Distress Inventory Short Form (UDI-6), Medical Epidemiological Social Aspects of Ageing (MESA) questionnaire, and Patient Global Impact of Severity Scale (PGI-S). Participants' characteristics and UI outcomes were analysed with descriptive statistics, Fisher's Exact and Mann-Whitney U tests. Twenty women (10 White, and 10 Black) with mean age of 76.5 (± 4.9 years) participated in the study. There were no significant differences in most UI symptoms based on 3dbd, MESA, PGI-S, UDI-6, and IIQ-7. However, older Black women reported moderate and/or severe impact of UI on their emotional health more frequently (n=7, 70%) compared to White women (n=1, 10%, p=0.02) based on the IIQ-7.
这项试点横断面研究比较了老年白人女性和黑人女性的尿失禁症状类型及严重程度，以及尿失禁对生活质量的影响。结果指标包括一份为期三天的膀胱日记（3dbd）、尿失禁影响问卷简表（IIQ - 7）、泌尿困扰量表简表（UDI - 6）、医学流行病学老龄化社会方面问卷（MESA）以及患者严重程度总体影响量表（PGI - S）。采用描述性统计、费舍尔精确检验和曼 - 惠特尼U检验对参与者的特征和尿失禁结果进行分析。20名女性（10名白人，10名黑人）参与了该研究，平均年龄为76.5岁（±4.9岁）。基于3dbd、MESA、PGI - S、UDI - 6和IIQ - 7，大多数尿失禁症状并无显著差异。然而，基于IIQ - 7，与白人女性（n = 1，10%，p = 0.02）相比，老年黑人女性报告尿失禁对其情绪健康有中度和/或严重影响的频率更高（n = 7，70%）。
