title: Improving elders' continence state.
abstract: A 6-month study was conducted to assess the effects that noninvasive self-managed interventions on 12 remediable risk factors had on elder's urinary continence status. Each remediable risk factor was linked with a criterion meeting normal and if not normal, one or more interventions. Continence history assessments were conducted monthly on 31 elders (M age = 67.65 years). After the first assessment, elders were identified as continent, incontinent or at risk for loss of continence. At the end of the 6 months, 9 of the 11 incontinent elders moved to the at-risk group and the other 2 remained incontinent, and 12 of the 20 at-risk elders became continent. Both the elders who were initially at risk and those who were incontinent had a statistically significant reduction in the number of remediable risk factors reported at the end of the study period. The assessments and interventions are useful.
authors: B D
authors: BD
authors: Pearson
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Larson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control