Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly - Related Resources

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Current evidence is too limited for any conclusions on the impact of timed voiding or habit retraining on urinary incontinence Timed Voiding and Habit Retraining in Urinary Incontinence in Adults.
Structured specialist professional assessment and management of care and specialist continence nursing may reduce urinary incontinence after stroke Treatment of Urinary Incontinence after Stroke.
For urine incontinence, diapers may be the most cost-effective disposable design for men both day and night. For women disposable pull-ups may be better than the other designs (except for those living in nursing homes when used at night), but they are more expensive. There is insufficient data to make any recommendations for people with faecal incontinence Absorbent Products for Moderate-Heavy Urinary and/or Faecal Incontinence in Women and Men.

Goode PS, Burgio KL, Richter HE, Markland AD. Incontinence in older women. JAMA 2010 Jun 2;303(21):2172-81. [PubMed]

DuBeau CE, Kuchel GA, Johnson T 2nd, Palmer MH, Wagg A, Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence. Incontinence in the frail elderly: report from the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):165-78. [PubMed]

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