Urgency urinary incontinence, loss of independence, and increased mortality in older adults: A cohort study.
Takashi YoshiokaTsukasa KamitaniKenji OmaeSayaka ShimizuShunichi FukuharaYosuke YamamotoPublished in: PloS one (2021)
In this study, UUI was associated with the occurrence of LOI or death; however, UUI is not associated with the occurrence of LOI alone among independent community-dwelling older adults. Our results suggest that there may be a difference between UUI-associated diseases that cause LOI and those that cause death.