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Urinary Incontinence

1986; American College of Physicians; Volume: 104; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-429

1539-3704

PAUL A. L. HABER,

Pelvic floor disorders treatments

Editorials1 March 1986Urinary IncontinencePAUL A. L. HABER, M.D.PAUL A. L. HABER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-429 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWith the growth of the geriatric population, it is no coincidence that within a few months the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) issuedTechnologies for Managing Urinary Incontinence(1) and this journal published an article by Burgio and colleagues (2) on biofeedback and urinary incontinence. The issue of urinary incontinence is indeed no stranger toAnnals; in December 1982, an article by Williams and Pannill (3) detailed current knowledge on urinary incontinence in the elderly, and in February 1980, an article by deGroat and Booth (4) described the physiology of the urinary bladder and urethra. Resnick and Yalla (5) have...References1. OUSLANDERKANEVOLLMERMENEZES JRSM. Technologies for Managing Urinary Incontinence. Washington, D.C.: Office of Technology Assessment: 1985 (Health Technology Case Study 33; publication no. OTA-HCS-33). Google Scholar2. BURGIOWHITEHEADENGEL KWB. Urinary incontinence in the elderly: bladder-sphincter biofeedback and toileting skills training. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:507-15. LinkGoogle Scholar3. WILLIAMSPANNILL MF. Urinary incontinence in the elderly: physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:895-907. LinkGoogle Scholar4. DEGROATBOOTH WA. Physiology of the urinary bladder and urethra. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92(2 pt 2):312-5. LinkGoogle Scholar5. RESNICKYALLA NS. Management of urinary incontinence in the elderly. N Engl J Med. 1985;313:800-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. The need for long-term care. In: A Chartbook of the Federal Council on the Aging. Washington, D.C.: Department of Health and Human Services; 1981:1-5. (DHHS publication no. [OHDS] 81-20704). Google Scholar7. Curable incontinence not treated. The ASA Connection. 1985;(Sep):2. Google Scholar8. BROCKLEHURSTANDREWSRICHARDSLAYCOCK JKBP. Incidence and correlates of incontinence in stroke patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1985;33:540-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Regional Coordinator for Aging Veterans Initiatives Veterans Administration Medical Center Stanford University Palo Alto, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMANAGING URINARY INCONTINENCE with Self-Care PracticesReasons for Replacement of Long-Term Urethral Catheters: Implications for Randomized TrialsSouthwestern Internal Medicine Conference: Urinary Incontinence in the ElderlyUrinary Incontinence in a Community-residing Elderly Population 1 March 1986Volume 104, Issue 3Page: 429-430KeywordsBladderElderlyGeriatricsUrinary incontinence Issue Published: 1 March 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...