Open AccessSurvey on disease insight and prevalence of urinary incontinence in women
Author(s) -
Kang Hee Shim,
Seol Ho Choo,
Sung Gon Park,
Hee Jae Yoo,
Jong Bo Choi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20210019
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , disease , quality of life (healthcare) , incidence (geometry) , lower urinary tract symptoms , stress incontinence , population , urge incontinence , gynecology , family medicine , gerontology , urology , nursing , prostate , physics , environmental health , cancer , optics
With a rapidly aging population in Korea, the number of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms is increasing. Therefore, it is important to determine the current extent of incontinence among Korean women to establish future plans. We attempted to create reference materials for organizing public relations and educational activities by investigating the effect of age on incontinence and quality of life in women.