[Urinary incontinence in the elderly, 2: Therapy--from toilet and pelvic floor training to drug therapy and incontinence aids].
The therapeutic strategy rests on a simple basic diagnostic investigation. As a rule, the greatest importance attaches to toilet training and individual counseling. In this context, the work of a specialist nurse capable of providing both the patient and his/her relatives with competent instruction is of considerable importance. A greater diagnostic effort is needed only for selected prior to the initiation of therapy. Even in the elderly patient urinary incontinence is curable or can at least be improved; it is not an inevitability of old age.
Geriatrisches Zentrum, Bethanien-Krankenhaus, Heidelberg.
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D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016496:Incontinence Pads; D008297:Male; D014039:Toilet Training; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*