Year: 2024 | Month: April | Volume: 14 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 532-537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240467
To Determine the Awareness and Attitude towards Urinary Incontinence in Male Diabetics
Annie Adidravid1, Tejaswini Jadhav2, Albin Jerome3
1BPT, 2MPT, Asst. Professor in Community Physiotherapy Department, 3Principal, St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy, Pune
St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy, Pune, India.
Corresponding Author: Annie Adidravid
ABSTRACT
Background: Diabetes is a condition where the body's capacity to either create or respond to the hormone insulin is compromised. Urinary incontinence, defined by the International Continence Society as any involuntary urine leaking, is one of the complications resulting from diabetes. While it may not directly increase the risk of death, it does have a detrimental effect on physical health and quality of life (QoL) related to health. Thus, this study helps assessing the level of awareness and attitude towards urinary incontinence in diabetic population.
Method: An observational study involving 376 male residents of Pune region with type 2 diabetes mellitus was carried out. The URINAS-Questionnaire (Urinary Incontinence Awareness & Attitude Scale) was employed to assess awareness and attitudes concerning Urinary Incontinence which includes 26 questions divided into 5 subdimensions.
Results: Result were obtained using MS Excel & SPSS version 21 & it was found that 61% of the population were neither aware nor unaware that Urinary Incontinence is a major health concern; 90% exhibited a positive attitude towards health in general; however, 63% were unaware of the various coping strategies; 50% found it difficult to carry out their daily activities while dealing with this health issue; and 73% of them were afraid to socialize.
Conclusion: The current study emphasized the significance of evaluating people's awareness and attitudes regarding urinary incontinence. According to the study's findings, increased knowledge of UI in healthcare settings is necessary to reduce its complications.
Key words: Diabetes Mellitus, T2DM, Urinary Incontinence, awareness, attitude, quality of life.