Urinary Incontinence |
Key Review Articles | top |
Gammack JK. Urinary incontinence in the frail elder. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):453-66, vi.
Landefeld CS, Bowers BJ, Feld AD, et al. National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: Prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148( 6):449-W99.
Zarowitz BJ, Ouslander JG. The application of evidence-based principles of care in older persons (issue 6):Urinary incontinence. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8( 1):35-45.
Epidemiology | top |
Adedokun AO, Wilson MM. Urinary incontinence: Historical, global, and epidemiologic perspectives. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20(3):399-407, v.
Brown JS, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, et al. Proceedings of the National Instituteof Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dseases International Symposium on Epidemiologic Issues in Urinary Incontinence in Women.Am JObstet Gynecol. 2003;188( 6):S77-88.
Cigolle CT, Langa KM, Kabeto MU, Tian Z, Blaum CS. Geriatric conditions and disability: The health and retirement study. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147( 3):156-164
Hunskaar S, Burgio K, Diokno A, Herzog AR, Hjalmas K,Lapitan MC. Epidemiology and natural history of urinary incontinence in women. Urology.2003;62( 4 Suppl 1):16-23.
Melville JL, Katon W, Delaney K, Newton K. Urinary incontinence in US women: A population-based study. Arch Intern Med.2005;165( 5):537-542.
Pathophysiology | top |
Chu FM, Dmochowski R. Pathophysiology of overactive bladder. Am J Med. 2006;119( 3 Suppl 1):3-8.
Dubeau CE. The aging lower urinary tract. J Urol. 2006;175( 3 Pt 2):S11-5.
Kevorkian R. Physiology of incontinence. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):409-25, v.
Taylor JA,3rd, Kuchel GA. Detrusor underactivity: Clinical features and pathogenesis of an underdiagnosed geriatric condition. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54( 12):1920-1932.
Assessment and Management | top |
Gibbs CF, Johnson TM,2nd, Ouslander JG. Office management of geriatric urinary incontinence. Am J Med. 2007;120( 3):211-220.
Gray M. Assessment and management of urinary incontinence. Nurse Pract. 2005;30( 7):32-3, 36-43; quiz 43-5.
Ouslander JG. Management of overactive bladder. N Engl J Med. 2004;350( 8):786-799.
Pfisterer MH, Johnson TM 2nd, Jenetzky E, Hauer K, Oster P.Geriatric patients' preferences for treatment of urinary incontinence: a study of hospitalized, cognitively competent adults aged 80 and older.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(12):2016-22
Shamliyan TA, Kane RL, Wyman J, Wilt TJ. Systematic review: Randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148( 6):459-W100.
Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics Physician Fact Sheet- Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis
Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics Physician Fact Sheet- Urinary Incontinence: Treatment
Practice Guidelines | top |
American Geriatrics Society: Evaluating and Treating Older Adult Urinary Incontinence: A Step-wise Approach for Primary Care Providers
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC). Guideline summary: Urinary Incontinence. In: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) http://www.guideline.gov. Rockville (MD)
Health Services and Models of Care |
Social Issues | top |
Basra R, Kelleher C. Disease burden of overactive bladder: Quality-of-life data assessed using ICI-recommended instruments. Pharmacoeconomics. 2007;25( 2):129-142.
Brittain KR, Shaw C. The social consequences of living with and dealing with incontinence--a carers perspective. Soc Sci Med. 2007;65( 6):1274-1283.
Epstein LB, Goldberg RP. The overactive bladder and quality of life. Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2005;50( 1):30-36.
Hajjar RR. Psychosocial impact of urinary incontinence in the elderly population. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):553-64, viii.
MacDonald CD, Butler L. Silent no more: Elderly women's stories of living with urinary incontinence in long-term care. J Gerontol Nurs. 2007;33( 1):14-20.
Wilson MM. Urinary incontinence: A treatise on gender, sexuality, and culture. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):565-70, ix.
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Interdisciplinary Issues | top |
Milne JL, Moore KN. An exploratory study of continence care services worldwide. Int J Nurs Stud. 2003;40( 3):235-247.
St John W, Wallis M, James H, McKenzie S, Guyatt S. Targeting community-dwelling urinary incontinence sufferers: A multi-disciplinary community based model for conservative continence services. Contemp Nurse. 2004;17( 3):211-222.