Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urinary Incontinence in Frail Elderly Females

Table 3

Relationship between types of urinary incontinence and quality of life (QOL).

QOL domain	UI type	IIQ-7								Chi-square
		Never		Mild		Moderate		Severe
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	X^2	value
Praying	Urge	0	0.00	1	3.45	0	0.00	0	0.00	45.656	<0.001
	Stress	0	0.00	4	13.79	0	0.00	1	4.76
	Functional	1	100.00	0	0.00	2	3.77	0	0.00
	Mixed	0	0.00	24	82.76	51	96.23	20	95.24
House keeping	Urge	0	0.00	1	3.45	0	0.00	0	0.00	23.732	0.005
	Stress	2	40.00	1	3.45	2	3.45	0	0.00
	Functional	1	20.00	1	3.45	1	1.72	0	0.00
	Mixed	2	40.00	26	89.66	55	94.83	12	100.00
Physical recreational activities	Urge	0	0.00	1	4.17	0	0.00	0	0.00	26.024	0.002
	Stress	2	40.00	1	4.17	2	3.77	0	0.00
	Functional	1	20.00	1	4.17	0	0.00	1	4.55
	Mixed	2	40.00	21	87.50	51	96.23	21	95.45
Social activities	Urge	0	0.00	1	4.35	0	0.00	0	0.00	33.092	<0.001
	Stress	2	50.00	2	8.70	1	2.22	0	0.00
	Functional	1	25.00	0	0.00	1	2.22	1	3.13
	Mixed	1	25.00	20	86.96	43	95.56	31	96.88
Travelling	Urge	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	2.50	0	0.00	24.984	0.003
	Stress	1	33.33	3	15.00	0	0.00	1	2.44
	Functional	1	33.33	0	0.00	1	2.50	1	2.44
	Mixed	1	33.33	17	85.00	38	95.00	39	95.12
Anxiety/frustration	Urge	0	0.00	1	2.78	0	0.00	0	0.00	27.511	0.001
	Stress	1	100.00	3	8.33	1	2.04	0	0.00
	Functional	0	0.00	2	5.56	0	0.00	1	5.56
	Mixed	0	0.00	30	83.33	48	97.96	17	94.44
Depression/hopelessness	Urge	1	33.33	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	43.339	<0.001
	Stress	1	33.33	3	7.50	1	2.17	0	0.00
	Functional	0	0.00	2	5.00	1	2.17	0	0.00
	Mixed	1	33.33	35	87.50	44	95.65	15	100.00

IIQ-7: Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7; QOL: quality of life.