The facilitators and barriers that influence physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence - A systematic review.

Objectives The overall aim of this review is to critically appraise, synthesise and present the best available evidence with regards to the facilitators and barriers that influence physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence. Questions • What is the evidence on the number of participants who consulted a physician and/or accepted medical treatment? • What is the evidence on the number of participants who did not consult a physician and/or accepted medical treatment? • What is the evidence on the factors that facilitate physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence? • What is the evidence on the factors that inhibit physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence? Inclusion criteria Types of participants In view that the official age where one is considered an adult is 18 years old in most countries, this review will consider studies that include adult women living in the community, who are aged 18 and above, and experience symptoms of urinary incontinence, specifically those aforementioned. The exclusion criteria are studies involving male participants only, and studies that include participants aged 17 years or below. Types of interventions/phenomena of interest The focus of the review is represented by the factors that facilitate and inhibit physician consultation for urinary incontinence. Types of outcome measures The outcomes of interest include, but are not confined to: • The number of participants who consulted a physician and/or accepted medical treatment. • The number of participants who did not consult a physician and/or accepted medical treatment. • Facilitating factors that influence physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence (including the frequency of factors). • Inhibiting factors that influence physician consultation among adult women with urinary incontinence (including the frequency of factors).