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Promoting urinary continence with older people: key issues for nurses
Author(s) -
Booth Jo,
Kumlien Suzanne,
Zang Yuli
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of older people nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1748-3743
pISSN - 1748-3735
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2008.00159.x
Subject(s) - urinary incontinence , medicine , promotion (chess) , urinary continence , older people , gerontology , population , nursing , urology , environmental health , prostate , cancer , political science , law , prostatectomy , politics
Urinary incontinence is one of the most common and distressing of the conditions experienced by older people. It is not just associated with physical and cognitive frailty but also features significantly in the fit community living population. Urinary incontinence is known to be hidden and under‐reported. Yet the needs of older people across the globe in relation to urinary incontinence will increase with the changing demography. Palliative strategies to contain urinary incontinence predominate in practice, although the reasons for this are not fully understood. Conservative approaches including lifestyle adjustments and behavioural therapies form the mainstay of active continence promotion but their routine use by nurses working with older people seems to be minimal. Promoting continence with older people is an area of practice long overdue for significant and sustainable practice development.