Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5687255 | The Journal of Urology | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Lower urinary tract storage and voiding symptoms were associated with falls in community dwelling older men. Of the symptoms of overactive bladder urgency incontinence carried a high risk of falls. Storage symptoms also contributed to the fall risk independently of urgency incontinence. Circumstances of falls among men with lower urinary tract symptoms should be explored to understand how lower urinary tract symptoms increase the fall risk and generate hypotheses regarding potential interventions. Furthermore, trials to treat lower urinary tract symptoms in older men should include falls as an end point.
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Authors
Naomi Noguchi, Lewis Chan, Robert G. Cumming, Fiona M. Blyth, David J. Handelsman, Markus J. Seibel, Louise M. Waite, David G. Le Couteur, Vasi Naganathan,