The cost of urinary incontinence.
It has been estimated that 13 million Americans have suffered from urinary incontinence (UI). Costs associated with UI include not only those pertaining to direct treatment, but they include costs related to the indirect psychosocial effects of the condition as well. This article will review both direct and indirect costs of UI and how urologic nurses can assist patients with UI in their overall plan of care.
Ward-Smith
Peggy
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School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology