title: Addressing the needs of teenagers with continence problems.
abstract: Adolescence refers to the period of great physical and emotional change experienced by 11 to 19-year-olds. A recent report aims to raise the profile of adolescent health (British Medical Association, 2003), and it is important to understand the impact of continence problems at a time in life when self-image is so important and wetting and soiling are particularly distressing. This article considers the specific needs of teenagers and ways of encouraging them to seek treatment.
authors.affiliation: Urodynamic Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swithinbank
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000451:nursing*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012573:School Nursing; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*