Many incontinent respondents considered that, despite their condition, they had a sense of their own worth and a healthy degree of self-esteem.
The relocated group had more problems with mental and physical frailty, were more incontinent and suffered more speech impairments than the experimental group.
The percentage of incontinent individuals who use absorbent products has increased over the past 20 years.
The daughters, however, were not welcomed next door at the church until they had done penance for their incontinent living.
The normal capacity of the bladder is 400-600 ml, but this falls with age and is lower still in incontinent older people.
About 80 per cent of the incontinent respondents had negative psychological impacts.
A reliable method of documenting the frequency of incontinent episodes is essential for assessment of treatment outcome in both clinical practice and research studies.
What can be done for the incontinent elderly patient?
