Quality of life in older adults with urinary incontinence and its impact on the stigma-care needs network: latent profile and network analysis

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the quality of life in older adults with urinary incontinence and the associated stigma and care needs.
• Latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of older adults based on quality of life.
• Network analysis to explore relationships between stigma and care needs within subpopulations.
• Identification of core intervention targets for different subgroups.
• Diverse subgroups demonstrated varying quality of life levels.
• Distinct structures reveal specific drivers of stigma and care needs.
• Core intervention targets were identified for personalized care strategies.