November 6, 2026 · International urogynecology journal · DOI: 10.1007/s00192-026-06909-9

Changes in Urinary Incontinence Status and Subsequent Falls, Functional Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Across Five International Aging Cohorts.

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This study pooled data from five international aging cohorts (85,788 records) to ask whether changes in urinary incontinence status over time, namely incident, remitting, or persistent UI, carry different risks for later falls, basic ADL decline, and depressive symptoms compared with persistent continence. Across cohorts, all three UI trajectories were associated with each outcome, with the strongest link seen for ADL worsening in people with incident (OR 2.28) or persistent (OR 2.16) UI. The authors conclude that repeated assessment of continence status may provide clinically useful information beyond a single baseline UI report.

Changhong Xu, Hanxue Zheng, Yunhe Yan, Zhijia Song, Ziyi Hei, Kangyu Wang, Jiangwei Man, Li Yang

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