Urinary tract infections amongst adults with intellectual disabilities with urinary incontinence

Janet Finlayson; Nick Gore; Paul Ord; Fiona Roche; John Butcher; Ryan Kean; Dawn A. Skelton

doi:10.1111/jar.13317

Urinary tract infections amongst adults with intellectual disabilities with urinary incontinence

Janet Finlayson^*, Nick Gore, Paul Ord, Fiona Roche, John Butcher, Ryan Kean, Dawn A. Skelton

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Abstract

Background: Between 26% and 52% of adults with intellectual disability experience urinary incontinence (UI). Little is known about the implications of urinary tract infections (UTIs) for this group. The aim was to screen for UTIs in a sample of adults with intellectual disability and UI. Method: Twenty adults with intellectual disability and UI recruited via community intellectual disability health care teams and provided a urine sample. Each sample was tested for the presence of UTI bacteria. Results: Half of the sample were found to have a possible or probable UTI. Nine adults had also been treated for a UTI within the previous 12 months; six adults had more than once. Conclusion: UTIs appear to be very common amongst adults with intellectual disability and UI, and careful attention to UTI symptoms, screening and treatment options for this group are recommended. Larger studies on UTI prevalence and associated factors are also warranted.
Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05626062

Original language	English
Article number	e13317
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Volume	38
Issue number	1
Early online date	7 Nov 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13317
Publication status	Published - Jan 2025

Keywords

adults with intellectual disability
health screening
incontinence
urinary tract infections
urine sample contamination

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Urinary tract infections amongst adults with intellectual disabilities with urinary incontinence

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