Increasing Age Increases the Occurrence of Urinary Incontinence at the Jakarta Nursing Home Nurul Fatin1, Etty Rekawati2, Dwi Nurviyandari2, Widyatuti2, Wang Jing-Jy3, Winda Eriska2, Utami Rachmawati2
1Undergraduate Study Program, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia
2Department of Community Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, JL. Prof. Dr. Bahder Djohan, Depok, West Java - 16424
3National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine
Abstract
Objective: The elderly is a designation given to one with a life span of more than 60 years. In the elderly, there are many deteriorations of systems within the body, one of which is the urinary system. Urinary incontinence is one of the health problems associated with the urinary system and is often reported in the elderly. As the number of older people in the world grows, health problems associated with them also increase, one of which is urinary incontinence. The average prevalence of urinary incontinence in the world is 25-45%, and in Indonesia alone, the rate is up to 11.6%, with an average age of 51 years.
Method: The study uses a cross-sectional design in the elderly population in several nursing homes in Jakarta. The method used for sampling is non-random sampling with a purposive sampling technique. By calculating the number of samples using the estimate of cross-sectional proportionality from a total population of 1,097 elderly in nursing homes, we obtained a sample of 317 people. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for the research are the elderly who can communicate well and the elderly who withdrew participation while the study was ongoing, respectively.
Results: Based on the results of the chi-square test, it was found that there was a link between age and the incidence of urinary incontinence in the Jakarta nursing home residents, with a p-value of 0.033. This result indicates a statistically significant relationship between age and the incidence of urinary incontinence. Based on a univariant analysis of frequency distribution, the percentage of urinary incontinence incidents in young elderly (60-74 years) was 27%, elderly (75-90 years) was 28%, and senior elderly (>90 years) was 80%.
Conclusions: Based on the results of these data analyses, it is concluded that there are positive relationships between age and the incidence of urinary incontinence, in which the higher the number of senior elderly, the higher the incidence of urinary incontinence. The results of this study suggest that the older a person is, the greater the risk of urinary incontinence.
Keywords: Elderly, Age, Urinary Incontinence, Nursing Home
