Table 4.
Patient and Support System Characteristics by Outcome
| Evidennce-Based Predictors | Urinary Incontinence | Bowel Incontinence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Urinary incontinence | 684 | 100% | 103 | 55% |
| Bowel incontinence | 103 | 15% | 187 | 100% |
| Prior urinary incontinence | 417 | 61% | 75 | 40% |
| Ambulation assistance | 267 | 39% | 105 | 56% |
| Cognitive impairment | 226 | 33% | 80 | 43% |
| Toileting assistance | 219 | 32% | 58 | 31% |
| Obesity | 171 | 25% | 32 | 17% |
| Heavy smoking | 41 | 6% | 11 | 6% |
| Prior catheter | 41 | 6% | 7 | 4% |
| Pressure ulcer | 34 | 5% | 15 | 8% |
| IV, Parenteral, or Enteral Therapy | 27 | 4% | 13 | 7% |
| Lives alone | 267 | 39% | 50 | 27% |
| None or no single primary caregiver | 144 | 21% | 32 | 17% |