Fecal Incontinence and Life-Space Mobility among older Mexican American Women.

Friday, October 6, 2023

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM US PST

Location: B111

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Image Label: Table 1. Demographic and health outcomes between respondents with and without fecal incontinence.

Scientific Table Presenter(s)

Gabriela E. Halder, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Friendswood, Texas, United States

Co-Author(s)

SM

Sadaf Milani, PhD

Assistant Professor
Univerity of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
MR

Mukaila Raji, MD, MS

Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
HB

Heidi W. Brown, MD, MAS (she/her/hers)

Physician and Researcher
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, California, United States
EL

Elizabeth Lyons, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
LJ

Luke Jenusaitis, MD

Resident
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
Rebecca G. Rogers, Medical Degree (she/her/hers)

Professor and Chair
Albany Medical Center
Guilderland, New York, United States

Disclosure(s):

Gabriela E. Halder, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Sadaf Milani, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Mukaila Raji, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Heidi W. Brown, MD, MAS: No financial relationships to disclose

Elizabeth Lyons, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Luke Jenusaitis, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Rebecca G. Rogers, Medical Degree: No relevant disclosure to display

Life-space mobility (LSM) is a measure of the degree and pattern of older adult mobility throughout their community and has been shown to predict subsequent disability and mortality. No data exist on the relationship between FI and LSM in older Mexican Americans—one of the fastest growing segments in the US. Therefore, understanding how FI affects LSM will provide insight on interventions to improve social functioning in this group. Our objective was to assess the impact of FI on LSM in a cohort of older Mexican American women aged 65 and older.