Urinary incontinence: a treatise on gender, sexuality, and culture.
Attitudes toward older adults with incontinence vary significantly between societies and cultures. Intangible consequences arising from such attitudes may exert enormous psychosocial strain on affected older adults, caregivers, family members, and social networks. Health providers should consider psychologic, gender based,and sociocultural differences in formulating efficient screening and therapeutic strategies for older adults who have UI.
Wilson
Margaret-Mary G
MM
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, Room M238, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. wilsonmg@slu.edu
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019529:Sexuality; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*