TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of urinary incontinence in Korean women
T2 - An epidemiologic survey
AU - Choo, Myung Soo
AU - Ku, Ja Hyeon
AU - Oh, Seung June
AU - Lee, Kyu Sung
AU - Paick, Jae Seung
AU - Seo, Ju Tae
AU - Kim, Duk Yoon
AU - Lee, Jeong Ju
AU - Lee, Jeong Gu
AU - Na, Yong Gil
AU - Kwon, Dong Deuk
AU - Park, Won Hee
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in a Korean national community sample of female adults aged 30-79 years. During April 2003, a national Korea telephone survey using quota sampling methods was conducted. The clinically validated computer-assisted telephone interview approach was used in the survey. Of the 1,500 subjects contacted, 1,303 were successfully interviewed (response rate 86.9%). Overall, UI was reported by 40.8%, and 22.9, 3.1, and 14.9% reported pure stress, urge, and mixed UI, respectively. The prevalence of stress, urge, and mixed UI generally did not increase with age. Urge and mixed UI had a greater impact than stress UI on daily tasks (P<0.001), social life (P<0.001), depression or anxiety due to UI (P<0.001), worry about UI (P<0.001), sex life (P<0.001), wear protection due to UI (P 0.011), and quality of life (P<0.001). In subjects with pure stress UI, 28.3% reported impaired quality of life compared with 43.9% and 43.8% of subjects with urge and mixed UI. Of those individuals with stress, urge, and mixed UI, 19.1, 20.0, and 25.8% had the willingness to seek medical consultation. This study is the first to examine the prevalence of UI in Korean women. The present study revealed that there was a high prevalence of UI in this population. Our descriptive research provides a valuable insight into the need for tailored education to this population about UI.
AB - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in a Korean national community sample of female adults aged 30-79 years. During April 2003, a national Korea telephone survey using quota sampling methods was conducted. The clinically validated computer-assisted telephone interview approach was used in the survey. Of the 1,500 subjects contacted, 1,303 were successfully interviewed (response rate 86.9%). Overall, UI was reported by 40.8%, and 22.9, 3.1, and 14.9% reported pure stress, urge, and mixed UI, respectively. The prevalence of stress, urge, and mixed UI generally did not increase with age. Urge and mixed UI had a greater impact than stress UI on daily tasks (P<0.001), social life (P<0.001), depression or anxiety due to UI (P<0.001), worry about UI (P<0.001), sex life (P<0.001), wear protection due to UI (P 0.011), and quality of life (P<0.001). In subjects with pure stress UI, 28.3% reported impaired quality of life compared with 43.9% and 43.8% of subjects with urge and mixed UI. Of those individuals with stress, urge, and mixed UI, 19.1, 20.0, and 25.8% had the willingness to seek medical consultation. This study is the first to examine the prevalence of UI in Korean women. The present study revealed that there was a high prevalence of UI in this population. Our descriptive research provides a valuable insight into the need for tailored education to this population about UI.
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Prevalence
KW - Quality of life
KW - Survey
KW - Urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.1007/s00192-007-0322-z
DO - 10.1007/s00192-007-0322-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 17912572
AN - SCOPUS:34948862789
VL - 18
SP - 1309
EP - 1315
JO - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
JF - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
SN - 0937-3462
IS - 11
ER -