title: [Urinary incontinence in older multimorbid female patients. Screening and assessment].
abstract: Symptoms of urinary incontinence are a common problem in elderly, multimorbid female patients. The first step in establishing optimal management is to screen patients routinely and address this pathology directly. Urinary incontinence is considered to be a geriatric syndrome. It develops as a consequence of many complex underlying and potentially synergistic factors related to ageing and disease. A multidimensional clinically based assessment of urinary incontinence should be performed using a defined multimodal method including geriatric assessment, medical history, targeted physical investigation, urinalysis, and measurement of post-void residual urine volume. The aim is to identify as many of the underlying factors and pathologies, followed by step-by-step treatment to alleviate or eliminate incontinence. With this approach, excellent therapeutic results can be achieved in practice, even in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Akutgeriatrie und Remobilisation, Landeskrankenhaus Hochzirl, 6170, Zirl, Österreich, helena.talasz@tilak.at.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Talasz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine*; D016387:Women's Health