Urinary incontinence in community dwelling elderly: are there sex differences in help-seeking behaviour?

Abstract

Help-seeking in women is determined by the duration of the symptoms, the presence of concomitant complaints and the severity of incontinence. In men help-seeking behaviour is mostly related to the distress experienced in daily life. In men and women the most important reasons for not seeking help are that they consider the incontinence not serious enough and that they believe that there are no treatment options available.