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Unreported urinary incontinence: population-based prevalence and factors associated with non-reporting of symptoms in community-dwelling people ≥ 50 years.

Rachel SullivanTriona McNicholasPaul ClaffeyRose Anne KennyRobert Briggs
Published in: European geriatric medicine (2020)
Only 40% of older people with UI report symptoms to a healthcare professional despite frequent symptoms, and a significant association with poorer QOL. This highlights the need to educate older people around seeking help for UI, as well as opportunistically addressing UI as part of comprehensive age-attuned care.
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