PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Susan L. Vogel
TI  - Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly
DP  - 2001 Oct 01
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 214--218
VI  - 3
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/3/4/214.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/3/4/214.full
SO  - Ochsner J2001 Oct 01; 3
AB  - Probably 20% of community dwelling older adults have enough incontinence to limit some aspect of their lives. Affected individuals go to great lengths to deny and hide urinary incontinence, which can pose physical and psychosocial impediments to the enjoyment of life. There are differing pathophysiologies of incontinence and what helps one type may not help and may in fact worsen another. Problems of incontinence can be associated with major neurological damage or can be functional or iatrogenic. This article reviews the more commonly presenting forms of urinary incontinence (acute, chronic, urge, overflow, and stress incontinence) including treatment options and the role of the incontinence specialist.