title: Promoting continence in older people.
abstract: Sarah Jones provides a practical aide-memoire for care staff on identifying reasons for incontinence and ideas on promoting continence in older people. She points out that healthcare professionals whose own continence is compromised may not make the connection between their own symptoms and those of older people.
authors.affiliation: MidKent Healthcare Trust, Maidstone, Kent.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*