The effects of a continence program on frail community-dwelling elderly persons.
Urinary incontinence among community-dwelling frail elderly is estimated to affect 6.23 million people at an annual cost of over $7 billion. Overwhelmed caregivers may seek institutional placement of their incontinent family member. Results from this study of 78 subjects demonstrate that even in physically and cognitively impaired persons a behavioral treatment program can reduce incontinence, lower costs, and relieve caregiver burden.
Colling
Joyce
J
Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Nursing, Portland, OR, USA.
Owen
Thomas R
TR
McCreedy
Margaret
M
Newman
Diane
D
D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014039:Toilet Training; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology