title: The overactive bladder: a nursing perspective.
abstract: Symptoms of urgency and increased frequency of micturition and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence, are the hallmarks of a condition that afflicts millions of Americans. Several new drug therapies, as well as behavioral approaches, provide keys to management.
authors.affiliation: Penn Center for continence and Pelvic Health, Division of urology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA. dnewman@seekwellness.com
authors.forename: Diane Kaschak
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giovannini
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003408:Cresols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007255:Information Services; D008297:Male; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine; D010808:Physical Examination; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D000068737:Tolterodine Tartrate; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D003408:Cresols; D008333:Mandelic Acids; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine; D000068737:Tolterodine Tartrate; C005419:oxybutynin; D007099:Imipramine