Research Article
Understanding the Impact of Urinary Incontinence in Persons with Dementia: Development of an Interdisciplinary Service Model
Table 2
Responses of persons with dementia to question items.
| Question | Response |
| How often do you leak urine? | | (i) About once a week | 12% (n = 9) | (ii) Two or three times a week | 21.3% (n = 16) | (iii) About once a day | 18.7 (n = 14) | (iv) Several times a day | 30.7% (n = 23) | (v) All the time | 17.3% (n = 13) |
| How much urine do you leak? | | (i) Small amount | 54.7% (n = 41) | (ii) Moderate amount | 27% (n = 21) | (iii) Large amount | 17.3% (n = 13) |
| How much does leaking of urine interferes with everyday life? (on a scale of 1–10) | Mean score 7.7/10 (range 2–10) |
| Does urine leakage interfere with your sleep? | | (i) Slightly | 14.7% (n = 11) | (ii) Moderately | 18.7% (n = 14) | (iii) A lot | 25.3% (n = 19) | (iv) Not at all | 31.3% (n = 31) |
| Are your daily activities limited due to incontinence? | | (i) Slightly | 17.3% (n = 13) | (ii) Moderately | 24% (n = 18) | (iii) A lot | 41.3% (n = 31) | (iv) Not at all | 17.3% (n = 13) |
| How much does your bladder problem make you feel more anxious? | | (i) Slightly | 14.7% (n = 11) | (ii) Moderately | 30.7% (n = 23) | (iii) A lot | 21.3% (n = 16) | (iv) Not at all | 33.3% (n = 25) |
| Is continence a socially embarrassing topic to discuss? | Yes = 88% (n = 67) |
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