Urinary stress incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms in older women

Chiarelli, Pauline

Title: Urinary stress incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms in older women
Creator: Chiarelli, Pauline
Relation: Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan Vol. 26, Issue 2, p. 198-207
Relation: http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/26/issue/2/article/591/urinary-stress-incontinence-and-overactive
Publisher: eContent Management
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2007
Description: Urinary incontinence – the accidental leaking of urine – is a major problem in Australia and has a significant impact on quality of life, affecting the social, psychological, physical and financial aspects of life. The prevalence of urinary incontinence is significantly higher in women than in men. While urine loss itself is a devastating symptom, older women are also likely to suffer lower urinary tract symptoms associated with the overactive bladder syndrome such as urgency, frequency, mixed incontinence and nocturia which are reported more frequently in older women. These symptoms disrupt activities of daily living as well as seriously disturbing sleep and general health status. Conservative nurse interventions have been shown to be effective in the management of these symptoms. Simple assessment tools suitable for use by primary level clinicians and conservative management strategies are discussed within the paper.
Subject: lower urinary tract; urinary incontinence; aging; conservative management; bladder training; pelvic floor muscle exercise; nursing
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/28685
Identifier: uon:2169
Identifier: ISSN:1037-6178
Language: eng
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