Abstract: Urinary incontinence can be described as involuntary leakage of urine due to some factors which acts as variables that affects urinary incontinence. Failure to control urine in the bladder due to loss of voluntary control over the urinary sphincter arising in the involuntary passage of urine. The prevalence of urinary incontinence reported in population-based studies ranges from 9.9% to 36.1%, and is twice as high in older women as in older men. Prevalence rates are even higher in the elderly and amongst nursing home patients. It is estimated that the national prevalence of urinary incontinence in Indonesia is relatively high. The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of urinary incontinence among elderly people in Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya Nursing Home, Denpasar. This research was conducted from October to November 2020. This research was conducted by descriptive method using cross-sectional study. Samples were selected from the population based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The elderly people’s characteristics were described based on age, gender, relative factors and types. The results that we can find in this study is urinary incontinence among elderly people were mostly found in the elderly aged 60-74 years old (63.6%). Urinary incontinence among elderly people was more common in females (90.9%) than males (9.1%). Based on the body posture obese people (50.0%) are mostly affected by urinary incontinence. Furthermore, urinary incontinence dominates among women who are menopause 100,0%) than who does not. The underlying disease that mostly caused urinary incontinence among elderly people were diabetes mellitus (54,5%). This finding is useful because it can provide information about the characteristics of urinary incontinence among elderly people in Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya Nursing Home.
Keywords: Urinary Incontinence, Elderly People, Characteristics.
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOME
Author: Sarmila Dewi Baskaran, Ida Bagus Putu Putrawan, I Gusti Putu Suka Aryana, Ni Ketut Rai Purnami
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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