Barriers to seeking care for urinary incontinence in Mexican American women.
Int Urogynecol J
; 29(2): 235-241, 2018 02.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:
The majority of epidemiologic studies of urinary incontinence (UI) have been conducted in non-Hispanic populations. We conducted a case-control study to identify factors associated with delayed care-seeking behavior in adult Mexican American women with UI.METHODS:
Cases were women with UI who sought care >2 years after the onset of symptoms (delayed care group). Controls were women with UI who sought care ≤2 years after the onset of symptoms. Participants were women who self-identified as Mexican American, Hispanic, Chicana or Latina, and were 18 years of age or older.RESULTS:
A total of 209 records (107 cases and 102 controls) were available for analysis. Of the women in the delayed care and control groups, 32% and 23%, respectively, were ≥66 years of age (P = 0.12). Women in the delayed care group were less likely than those in the control group to report that the following item was a barrier (adjusted OR = 0.54, P = 0.06) "The wait is too long to the appointment". Women in the delayed care group were twice as likely as those in the control group (adjusted OR = 2.17, P = 0.03) to agree that lack of interest on the part of the health-care practitioner and staff was a barrier. In addition to standardized responses, open-ended responses were solicited and the most frequent barrier was lack of knowledge.CONCLUSIONS:
Among Mexican American women with UI, those who delayed seeking care for their UI were more likely than those who sought care promptly to cite lack of interest on the part of a health-care provider as a barrier to seeking care in a timely fashion.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Incontinência Urinária
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Americanos Mexicanos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Urogynecol J
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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UROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos