title: Understanding stress urinary incontinence.
abstract: Underreported and undertreated, stress urinary incontinence leads to decreased quality of life in sufferers and financial burdens for both the patient and the healthcare industry. Nurse practitioners should understand their role in identifying, diagnosing, and treating the condition.
authors.affiliation: Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Kristy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Keyock
authors.forename: Diane K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy