Self-care of the elderly with urinary incontinence in two municipalities of the State of Hidalgo

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent syndrome that usually occurs in old age. It is caused by several factors that happen in the elder adult stage. However, it should not be considered as a normal state since it is not a physiological result of aging process. Objective: To evaluate the level of self-care in the elder adult who suffer urinary incontinence, in two communities of the State of Hidalgo. Methodology: This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Non-probabilistic sample due to availability conformed by 162 elder adults from the communities of Tasquillo and Tula de Allende Hidalgo. Once the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee, the data was collected with prior informed consent. The instruments ICIQ-SF (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form) with a reliability of 0.87 by Cronbach's coefficient and the Self-care instrument for the elderly with urinary incontinence validated ex-profeso, with a reliability by Kuder-Richardson coefficient of 0.79. were used.  Results: The Elder adult characterization of the basic conditioning factors reported ages that ranged from 60 to 95 years with a predominance in the group of 72-77 years, the predominant gender was female with 57%, the marital status highlighted the category widower with 36%, in relation to schooling highlights 43% with secondary level studies, 35% of the study population professed the Catholic religion. Regarding the types of urinary incontinence, 39.5% were found with stress urinary incontinence, 88% showed inadequate self-care