Urinary Incontinence in Men with Duchenne and Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, 27 Participants

Twenty-seven adult males with Duchenne or Becker's muscular dystrophy, aged 20-57 years, participated in a study on urinary incontinence prevalence and impact. The dataset contains responses from six questionnaires assessing mobility, incontinence frequency, and distress. It was authored by Christopher Morse and last updated on 2026-05-28.

Use Cases

• Calculate the prevalence of urinary incontinence based on the reported 37% rate among participants.
• Analyze the impact of incontinence on daily life based on reported effects on travel, social, and emotional aspects.
• Correlate incontinence frequency and distress levels using data from the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire.
• Assess mobility levels and their potential relationship to incontinence using the Brooke and Vignos scale data.

Strengths

• Includes data from 27 adult male participants with a specific medical condition.
• Reports a precise prevalence rate of 37% for urinary incontinence.
• Captures detailed impact on daily life across travel, social, and emotional domains for 8 out of 10 affected participants.
• Uses six established clinical questionnaires, including the Barthel index and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample size of 27 participants is small, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Volunteer study where participants completed six clinical questionnaires.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 16:58:39; freshness should be verified.