title: Incontinence and the older woman.
abstract: A vital message to convey to health care providers and to women who struggle with urinary incontinence is that female urinary problems may be significantly improved, reversed, or prevented by judicious application of current technologies. Control of female incontinence is particularly important in light of the aging trend and the need to prevent excess disability; therefore, any way in which women can be assisted in maintaining physical functioning, including voluntary control of urination, is important to avoid the dire physical and psychosocial consequences that accompany incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University, Missouri.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Houston
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000592:standards; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016496:Incontinence Pads; D008499:Medical Records; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D010276:Parasympatholytics