Barriers to seeking care for urinary incontinence in Mexican American women

Introduction and hypothesis The majority of epidemiologic studies of urinary incontinence (UI) have been conducted in non-Hispanic populations. We conducted a case-control study to identify factors associated with delayed care-seeking behavior in adult Mexican American women with UI. Methods Cases w...

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Published in:	International Urogynecology Journal Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 235 - 241
Main Authors:	Mallett, Veronica T., Jezari, Anna M., Carrillo, Thelma, Sanchez, Sheralyn, Mulla, Zuber D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01-02-2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Case-Control Studies Female Gynecology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services Accessibility Hispanic Americans Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mexican Americans - psychology Middle Aged Original Article Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors Urinary incontinence Urinary Incontinence - psychology Urology Incontinence Barriers to care Mexican American women Barriers to incontinence care seeking questionnaire
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Summary:	Introduction and hypothesis The majority of epidemiologic studies of urinary incontinence (UI) have been conducted in non-Hispanic populations. We conducted a case-control study to identify factors associated with delayed care-seeking behavior in adult Mexican American women with UI. Methods Cases were women with UI who sought care >2 years after the onset of symptoms (delayed care group). Controls were women with UI who sought care ≤2 years after the onset of symptoms. Participants were women who self-identified as Mexican American, Hispanic, Chicana or Latina, and were 18 years of age or older. Results A total of 209 records (107 cases and 102 controls) were available for analysis. Of the women in the delayed care and control groups, 32% and 23%, respectively, were ≥66 years of age ( P = 0.12). Women in the delayed care group were less likely than those in the control group to report that the following item was a barrier (adjusted OR = 0.54, P = 0.06): “The wait is too long to the appointment”. Women in the delayed care group were twice as likely as those in the control group (adjusted OR = 2.17, P = 0.03) to agree that lack of interest on the part of the health-care practitioner and staff was a barrier. In addition to standardized responses, open-ended responses were solicited and the most frequent barrier was lack of knowledge. Conclusions Among Mexican American women with UI, those who delayed seeking care for their UI were more likely than those who sought care promptly to cite lack of interest on the part of a health-care provider as a barrier to seeking care in a timely fashion.
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ISSN:	0937-3462 1433-3023
DOI:	10.1007/s00192-017-3420-6