Urinary incontinence in a community-based cohort: prevalence and healthcare-seeking

Article Abstract:

Urinary incontinence is fairly common in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly people but many do not seek treatment. This was the conclusion of a study of one group of 778 men and 762 women 50 years and older and one group of 2,150 men 40 years or older. In the first group, 24% of the men and 49% of the women had an incontinent episode in the past year. Men were more likely to seek treatment than women. In the second group, 17.3% had experienced incontinence, but only 8.5% sought treatment.

Statistics, Urinary incontinence, Medical care, Medical care utilization

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The course of functional decline in older people with persistently elevated depressive symptoms: longitudinal findings from the cardiovascular health study

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A study on the correlation between continuous elevated depression in elderly persons and consequent functional disability based on data from cardiovascular health study is presented. It is concluded that in the long- term persistent elevated depression amongst elderly persons adversely affects their functional abilities as well.

Management dynamics, Analysis, Management, Surveys, Company business management, Depression in old age, Geriatric depression, Activities of daily living

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Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in older people: the cardiovascular health study

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A study on linkage between cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in elderly people is presented. The effect of impaired fasting glucose's threshold lowering on incidence of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and impaired fasting glucose is also evaluated.

Causes of, Risk factors, Physiological aspects, Blood sugar, Blood glucose, Metabolic diseases

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