title: [Female incontinence: problems with assessment of prevalence and severity].
abstract: Incontinence raises a problem of increasing relevance. Estimates of prevalence and severity are presented in a wide range. Valid assessment instruments are sparse or based on varying definitions. Therefore, existing data of incontinence rates are likely to be overestimated. To exemplify this problem, we reviewed epidemiological articles on female incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Universität Hamburg, IGTW-Gesundheit, Hamburg. Gabi_Schloemer@uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schlömer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology