title: Behavior therapies for urinary incontinence in the elderly.
abstract: Behavior therapies improve continence through systematic changes in environmental conditions. A range of procedures from self-management techniques for cooperative, independent patients to external management by caregivers for patients with significant functional impairment are described. Carefully planned and implemented behavioral interventions have been shown to reduce incontinence in several patient populations.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D014039:Toilet Training; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000628:therapy