Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department, Kafkas University, 36100, Kars, Turkey.
Eur Geriatr Med. 2024 Feb;15(1):269-277. doi: 10.1007/s41999-023-00892-w. Epub 2023 Nov 25.
This correlational survey study aimed to evaluate thirst severity, death anxiety, and the use of complementary and supportive therapy as predictors of urinary incontinence-related quality of life in older adults.
The study included 368 participants aged 60 or older. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a participant information form, the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), Visual Analog Scale for thirst severity, Death Anxiety Scale, a modified version of the Mini Mental State Examination, and questions about their use of complementary and supportive therapies.
The participants had a mean age of 70.5 ± 6.9 years (54.9% female). Mean ICIQ-SF score was significantly correlated with daytime frequency of urine leakage and thirst severity score. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that thirst severity was a significant predictor of urinary incontinence-related quality of life. Most of the older adults said they had never used complementary or supportive therapies for urinary incontinence.
Thirst severity should be assessed in older adults with urinary incontinence in addition to other factors that may affect ICIQ-SF scores.
本相关性调查研究旨在评估口渴严重程度、死亡焦虑以及补充和支持性治疗的使用情况，以预测老年患者与尿失禁相关的生活质量。
该研究纳入了 368 名年龄在 60 岁及以上的参与者。通过面对面访谈收集参与者信息表、国际尿失禁咨询问卷-简短表（ICIQ-SF）、口渴严重程度视觉模拟量表、死亡焦虑量表、改良版迷你精神状态检查以及有关补充和支持性治疗使用情况的问题等数据。
参与者的平均年龄为 70.5±6.9 岁（54.9%为女性）。ICIQ-SF 评分的平均值与白天漏尿频率和口渴严重程度评分显著相关。多元线性回归分析表明，口渴严重程度是与尿失禁相关生活质量的重要预测因素。大多数老年人表示他们从未使用过补充或支持性疗法来治疗尿失禁。
除了可能影响 ICIQ-SF 评分的其他因素外，对于患有尿失禁的老年患者还应评估其口渴严重程度。
