title: Urinary incontinence in older adults.
abstract: A frequent and largely neglected problem, incontinence in the elderly can often be ameliorated or cured. Transient incontinence is usually secondary to intercurrent disease and thus should be addressed by treatment of that pathology. Established incontinence is most often due to detrusor hyperactivity. Behavioral intervention and bladder relaxants are management options.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014553:Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena; D014563:Urodynamics