Predictors of Care-Seeking Behavior for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Men

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1111/luts.70008

Dora Jericevic Schwartz, Zoe LaPier, Azadeh Nazemi, Diane Lang, Steven Gregg, Benjamin Brucker, Christina Escobar

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Abstract

Objective

To determine factors associated with care-seeking in males with urinary incontinence (UI).

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed using the National Association for Continence (NAFC) sponsored adult patient-reported survey data from November 2018 to January 2019. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared test, and multivariate logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with care-seeking behavior.

Results

Four hundred and forty-six men completed the survey during the study period. 84% of care-seeking men had initiated the discussion with their doctor about their UI, with 57% initially seeing their primary care provider. Statistically significant predictors of care-seeking were greater UI frequency (OR 1.68, CI 1.22–2.33), UI duration (OR 2.91, CI 1.88–4.65), cost of UI management (OR 1.53, CI 1.12–2.10), and comfort discussing UI (OR 2.83, 1.41–5.87). The top reasons cited for not seeking care for UI were embarrassment (29%) and the sentiment that UI is just a normal part of aging (22%). Non-care-seeking men were more likely to have their UI associated with feelings of shame and isolation.

Conclusions

The majority of men who sought care for UI initiated the conversation with their PCP. Men with longer UI duration, higher UI frequency, higher cost expenditure on UI management, and those who felt comfortable discussing their UI were more likely to seek care.

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LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-

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3.00

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7.70%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： LUTS is designed for the timely communication of peer-reviewed studies which provides new clinical and basic science information to physicians and researchers in the field of neurourology, urodynamics and urogynecology. Contributions are reviewed and selected by a group of distinguished referees from around the world, some of whom constitute the journal''s Editorial Board. The journal covers both basic and clinical research on lower urinary tract dysfunctions (LUTD), such as overactive bladder (OAB), detrusor underactivity, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (POP), painful bladder syndrome (PBS), as well as on other relevant conditions. Case reports are published only if new findings are provided. LUTS is an official journal of the Japanese Continence Society, the Korean Continence Society, and the Taiwanese Continence Society. Submission of papers from all countries are welcome. LUTS has been accepted into Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) with a 2011 Impact Factor.