Ding Y Y, Jayaratnam F J
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore Med J. 1994 Apr;35(2):167-70.
A five-month prospective study of urinary incontinence in the elderly was carried out in an acute assessment and rehabilitation geriatric ward to determine the incidence, underlying causes and outcome with management. The incidence in patients 65 years or older was 22%. Of these, 21% had transient incontinence which resolved after the precipitating medical cause was treated. Incontinence was resolved in 36% and improvement obtained in another 20%. Management of urinary incontinence in this population can result in a satisfactory outcome in more than half of patients and is worth pursuing.
在一个急性评估与康复老年病房对老年人尿失禁进行了为期五个月的前瞻性研究，以确定其发病率、潜在病因及管理效果。65岁及以上患者的发病率为22%。其中，21%为暂时性尿失禁，在引发疾病的病因得到治疗后得以缓解。36%的患者尿失禁得到解决，另有20%的患者病情有所改善。对该人群尿失禁的管理可使半数以上患者获得满意效果，值得开展。
