Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARs)


Impact of post-stroke incontinence

Q. Select Increased or Decreased for each of the questions below. Incontinence after stroke is associated with:

Increased Decreased Factor Feedback
Mortality Relative risk death increased fourfold in first year (Ref: 10, 11)
Disability UI strongest predictor of dependency (Ref: 12)
Return home Institutionalisation more common in stroke survivors with UI (Ref: 12)
Depression Three times more common in strokes with UI than non-strokes (Ref: 13)
Social interaction UI after stroke associated with social isolation for survivors and carers (Ref: 13)
Carer satisfaction Caring for stroke survivors with UI /FI more stressful than continent (Ref: 13)
Stroke severity UI linked with increased stroke severity, may explain why UI associated with poor prognosis (Ref: 15)
Amount & quality of sleep Sleep deprivation is a consequence of frequent toilet activities (Ref: 14,16)

Page last reviewed: 31 Jan 2022