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Terence Tang
The Singapore Family Physician Vol 37 No 2 - Management of Functional Decline in Older Adults
24 - 27
1 April 2011
0377-5305
In Singapore, the prevalence of UI among community-dwelling older adults was reported as 3.5% in those aged ≥55 years, 4.8% in those aged ≥ 65 years, and 7.9% in those aged ≥ 75 years. Although UI is not a life threatening problem, the symptoms of incontinence can cause considerable impairment. A questionnaire like the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence-Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) is the simplest form of screening for continence status in both the community and primary care settings.