Urinary incontinence and sleep complaints in community dwelling older adults
Background: Sleep disorder is associated with poor quality of life in old age. Therefore, it is imperative to identify contributing factors leading to sleep disorder. The current study aimed to examine the impact of urinary incontinence on sleep complaint after controlling...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Sleep Science |
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| Online Access: | http://sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/454/v11n2a09.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Sleep disorder is associated with poor quality of life in old age. Therefore, it
is imperative to identify contributing factors leading to sleep disorder. The
current study aimed to examine the impact of urinary incontinence on sleep
complaint after controlling for potential sociodemographic and health
covariates. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was
conducted on a sample of 184 community dwelling older adults 60 years and older
in Yazd, Iran, 2016. In order to obtain the sample a multistage proportional
random sampling technique was employed. Sociodemographic characteristics, sleep
complaint, and urinary incontinence were collected from medical records.
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 24. A multiple logistic
regression analysis was used to examine the impact of urinary incontinence on
sleep complaint after controlling for potential covariates.
Findings: A total of 184 respondents with a mean age of
68.48±6.65 years (age range, 60-87 years) were included in the study.
About 70% of the respondents were women, 72.8% were married, 68.5% were not
formally educated, and 21.7% were living alone. The prevalence of sleep
complaint and urinary incontinence were 27.2% (95% CI: 21-34) and 22.3% (95% CI:
17-29), respectively. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis
revealed respondents with urinary incontinence were four times more likely to
suffer from sleep complaint than those without urinary incontinence after
adjusting for potential covariates (AOR=4.04, 95% CI: 1.74-9.35,
p<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the results
of this present study, which showed that urinary incontinence independently
contributed to sleep complaint among older adults, it is necessary to employ
effective interventions for controlling urinary incontinence to reduce sleep
complaints. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-0659 1984-0063 |