title: One hundred and fifty men with urinary incontinence. II. Help seeking and self care.
abstract: 150 Norwegian men with urinary incontinence living in the community were interviewed about their self care and help seeking behaviour. They were recruited to the study after responding to a marketing campaign for incontinence aids. A wide variety of control measures was used, the most popular being absorbent products. 25 men had not used any control measure. 104 men had mentioned their problem to a doctor. The consultation rate increased with the severity of urinary incontinence but was not correlated to its type or duration, nor to the patient's age or marital status. A multiple regression analysis showed that none of the recorded variables explained more than 10% of the total variation in consultation rate, and that no combination of variables explained more than 12%. Subtle personal and idiosyncratic mechanisms are probably more important, thus presenting a challenge for the case-finding strategy in general practice for urinary incontinence in men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunskaar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012648:Self Care; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*