Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 61. No. 1., 2022.
Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2022.61.01.14
Urinary Incontinence – from Childhood Onwards
Dragana Živković
orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-2938
; Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Damir Franić
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia; Dr. Franić Gynecology Office, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia
Vladimir Kojović
; Dr Vojkan Ćupić Institute for Mother and Child, Belgrade, Serbia
Sažetak
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition that affects patients of all ages, starting
with childhood. There are two peaks in its incidence, i.e., in childhood and another one in patients
over 40 years of age, which increases continuously with patient age. It is a condition recognized by the
World Health Organization as a set of diseases (International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10),
and the International Classification of Functionality recognizes the associated extreme disablement.
UI is a major health problem affecting the lives of an estimated 400 million persons worldwide. The
global aging of the population will cause rise in the incidence of UI in the future. It is expected that
UI itself will become a serious health and social burden for both patients and health service providers.
UI can be an isolated problem, or it can be associated and/or aggravated by any associated disorder
affecting the nervous system such as myelomeningoceles, Parkinson’s disease or stroke. UI often affects
the patient daily life, and it can have repercussions on their physical, financial, social, and emotional
well-being. At last, it has a negative influence on their sexual health.
Ključne riječi
Urinary incontinence; Stress urinary incontinence; Mixed urinary incontinence; Dysfunctional voiding
Hrčak ID:
280253
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2022.
Posjeta: 1.165 *