TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Lower urinary tract symptoms and falls in older women: a case control study
JO  - Maturitas
A1  - Edwards, Rhodri
A1  - Hunter, Kathleen
A1  - Wagg, Adrian
SP  - 308
EP  - 311
VL  - 80
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVEs  To examine the distribution of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women >65 y old presenting to the emergency department following a fall or fall related injury.   Study design  A prospective, case controlled postal questionnaire study.   Setting  University Teaching Hospital, London, UK.   Main outcome measures  The distribution of LUTS were assessed using the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire for female lower urinary tract symptoms. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics to determine whether there was a difference in the distribution of LUTS between women presenting with a fall or non-fall related health problem. The proportion of women who attributed their fall to lower urinary tract symptoms was also assessed.   Results  No difference in the distribution of LUTS was found between older women presenting with a fall and those without. Only 6.5% of women presenting with falls attributed their fall to antecedent LUTS.   Conclusion  No relationship between falls and urgency or urgency incontinence was found in a cohort of older women presenting to the emergency department having fallen. A temporal association between falls and LUTS was observed in only a minority of falls.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0378-5122
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.12.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -