Table 2.
Proportion of Older Women Receiving Care for Activities of Daily Living, by Urinary Incontinence Frequency
| Urinary incontinence frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A few times a year or less (N = 1016) | A few times a month (N = 222) | A few times a week or more (N = 465) | p-value | |
| Receipt of care for activities of daily living (ADLs)–N (%) | ||||
| Walking one block | 56 (4.1%) | 14 (5.7%) | 62 (13.9%) | <0.0001 |
| Dressing | 38 (3.4%) | 12 (4.8%) | 50 (10.7%) | <0.0001 |
| Walking across a room | 25 (2.1%) | 8 (3.0%) | 44 (10.0%) | <0.0001 |
| Bathing or showering | 34 (3.0%) | 13 (5.1%) | 41 (7.8%) | 0.0010 |
| Getting in and out of bed | 21 (2.3%) | 5 (2.0%) | 34 (6.5%) | 0.002 |
| Eating | 13 (1.1%) | 4 (2.0%) | 25 (5.2%) | 0.0002 |
| Using toilet | 18 (1.7%) | 5 (3.0%) | 25 (4.7%) | 0.02 |
| Receipt of care for instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)–N (%) | ||||
| Driving a car | 95 (8.4%) | 24 (10.5%) | 91 (9.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Performing light housework | 109 (9.6%) | 36 (13.7%) | 119 (25.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Shopping for groceries | 83 (7.1%) | 28 (11.4%) | 93 (19.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Preparing meals | 65 (5.4%) | 26 (11.2%) | 84 (17.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Managing money | 37 (3.1%) | 11 (4.8%) | 47 (9.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Taking medications | 20 (1.7%) | 5 (2.0%) | 21 (3.6%) | 0.07 |
| Using telephone | 11 (1.2%) | 4 (1.0%) | 15 (2.8%) | 0.09 |
Percentages are column percentages and given as weighted.
p-value for chi-squared test of heterogeneity for rates of care receiving between three UI frequency groups.