Urinary incontinence: prevalence and needs.
The prevalence of recognised urinary incontinence in a community was found to be 1%; the prevalence of unrecognised incontinence was 3.3% in men and 8% in women in a group practice of 7000 patients. The approach to investigation and management of urinary incontinence in a urodynamic unit and the staffing of this unit are described.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014563:Urodynamics; D014573:Urology Department, Hospital; D000078329:Workforce