Urinary incontinence in elderly population
Keywords:
Urinary incontinence, Aged, Non-pharmacologic treatmentAbstract
Urinary incontinence (IU) in elderly population is a treatable potential problem. Its consequences include an important functional dete- rioration, alteration in quality of life, fragility, institutionalization, and death. IU is the involuntary lost of urine that generates a hygienic/social problem which can be showed by itself in an objective manner. It is frequent in elderly people and its prevalence in higher in women. Depending on the sort of study, population, and definition, it is calculated that from 30 to 50% of people older than 65 years are affected by this condi- tion. IU is not an inevitable conse- quence of aging. Thus, Lost of the basic function of continence should be interpreted as symptom of dys- function in one of the systems which is integrated in the mainte- nance of incontinence
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