Urinary Incontinence


Urinary Incontincence

Selected articles and automatically-renewing articles on the topic of urinary incontinence in older adults


Core Concepts
Key Review Articles
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
PubMed Alerts
Assessment and Management
Practice Guidelines
Interdisciplinary Issues

Core Concepts

Fung CH, Spencer B, Eslami M, Crandall C. Quality indicators for the screening and care of urinary incontinence in vulnerable eldersJ Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S443-9.


Key Review Articles

Deng DY. Urinary incontinence in women. Med Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;95(1):101-9. PubMed PMID: 21095414.  

Gammack JK. Urinary incontinence in the frail elderClin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):453-66, vi.

Goode PS, Burgio KL, Richter HE, Markland AD. Incontinence in older womenJAMA. 2010 Jun 2;303(21):2172-81. PubMed PMID: 20516418.


Guzzo TJ, Drach GW. Major urologic problems in geriatrics: assessment and management. Med Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;95(1):253-64. . PubMed PMID:21095428

Landefeld CS, Bowers BJ, Feld AD, et al. National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: Prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148( 6):449-W99.

Markland AD, Vaughan CP, Johnson TM 2nd, Burgio KL, Goode PS. Incontinence. Med Clin North Am. 2011 May;95(3):539-54, x-xi.. PubMed PMID: 21549877.   

Zarowitz BJ, Ouslander JG. The application of evidence-based principles of care in older persons (issue 6):Urinary incontinence. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8( 1):35-45.

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Epidemiology

Adedokun AO, Wilson MM. Urinary incontinence: Historical, global, and epidemiologic perspectives.Clin Geriatr Med. 2004;20(3):399-407, v.

Botlero R, Davis SR, Urquhart DM, Bell RJ. Incidence and resolution rates of different types of urinary incontinence in women: findings from a cohort study. J Urol. 2011 Apr;185(4):1331-7. PubMed PMID: 21334659. 

Brown JS, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, et al. Proceedings of the National Instituteof Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dseases International Symposium on Epidemiologic Issues in Urinary Incontinence in Women.Am JObstet Gynecol. 2003;188( 6):S77-88.

Cigolle CT, Langa KM, Kabeto MU, Tian Z, Blaum CS. Geriatric conditions and disability: The health and retirement study. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147( 3):156-164

Hunskaar S, Burgio K, Diokno A, Herzog AR, Hjalmas K,Lapitan MC. Epidemiology and natural history of urinary incontinence in women. Urology.2003;62( 4 Suppl 1):16-23.

Markland AD, Richter HE, Fwu CW, Eggers P, Kusek JW. Prevalence and trends of  urinary incontinence in adults in the United States, 2001 to 2008. J Urol. 2011 Aug;186(2):589-93. PubMed PMID: 21684555.  

Melville JL, Katon W, Delaney K, Newton K. Urinary incontinence in US women: A population-based study. Arch Intern Med.2005;165( 5):537-542.

Zisberg A, Gary S, Gur-Yaish N, Admi H, Shadmi E. In-hospital use of continence aids and new-onset urinary incontinence in adults aged 70 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun;59(6):1099-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03413.x PubMed PMID: 21649620

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Pathophysiology

Chu FM, Dmochowski R. Pathophysiology  of overactive bladderAm J Med. 2006;119( 3 Suppl 1):3-8.

Dubeau CE. The aging lower urinary tractJ Urol. 2006;175( 3 Pt 2):S11-5.

Kevorkian R. Physiology of incontinenceClin Geriatr Med. 2004;20( 3):409-25, v.

Taylor JA,3rd, Kuchel GA. Detrusor underactivity: Clinical  features and pathogenesis of an underdiagnosed geriatric conditionJ Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54( 12):1920-1932.

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PubMed Alerts

Continuously updated PubMed searches on the following pressure ulcer subtopics: (Limits: Humans, English, Aged 65+ years)
Complications
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Epidemiology/Ethnology
Etiology
Pathology/Physiopathology
Prevention and Control

Psychology
Rehabilitation and Therapy 
Surgery

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Assessment and Management


Gibbs CF, Johnson TM,2nd, Ouslander JG. Office  management of geriatric urinary incontinence.Am J Med. 2007;120( 3):211-220.

Gray M. Assessment  and management of urinary incontinence. Nurse Pract. 2005;30( 7):32-3, 36-43; quiz 43-5.

Guzzo TJ, Drach GW. Major urologic problems in geriatrics: assessment and management. Med Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;95(1):253-64. . PubMed PMID:
21095428

Ouslander JG. Management of overactive bladderN Engl J Med. 2004;350( 8):786-799.

Pfisterer MH, Johnson TM 2nd, Jenetzky E, Hauer K, Oster P.Geriatric patients' preferences for treatment of urinary incontinence: a study of hospitalized, cognitively competent adults aged 80 and older.J  Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(12):2016-22 

Roe B, Flanagan L, Jack B, Barrett J, Chung A, Shaw C, Williams K. Systematic  review of the management of incontinence and promotion of continence in older people in care homes: descriptive studies with urinary incontinence as primary focus. J Adv Nurs. 2011 Feb;67(2):228-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05481.x. PubMed PMID: 21105895.

Shamliyan TA, Kane RL, Wyman J, Wilt TJ. Systematic review: Randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148( 6):459-W100.

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Practice Guidelines

Abrams P, Andersson KE, Birder Let al Members of Committees; Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence. Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence Recommendations of the International Scientific Committee: Evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and fecal incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2010;29(1):213-40. PubMed PMID: 20025020.

Corcos J, Gajewski J, Heritz D, et al;Canadian Urological Association. Canadian Urological Association guidelines on urinary incontinence. Can J Urol. 2006 ;13(3):3127-38. PubMed PMID: 16813704.

DuBeau CE, Kuchel GA, Johnson T 2nd, Palmer MH, Wagg A; Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence. Incontinence in the frail elderly: report from the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn.2010;29(1):165-78. PubMed PMID: 20025027.

Landefeld CS, Bowers BJ, Feld ADet al; National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement : prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med. 2008 18;148(6):449-58. PubMed PMID: 18268289.

Nishizawa O, Ishizuka O, Okamura K, Gotoh M, Hasegawa T, Hirao Y. Guidelines for management of urinary incontinence. Int J Urol. 2008;15(10):857-74.PubMed PMID: 19138285.

Robert M, Ross S, Farrel SA, et al; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.Conservative management of urinary incontinence. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2006;28(12):1113-25. PubMed PMID: 17169236.

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Interdisciplinary Issues


Foley AL, Loharuka S, Barrett JA, Mathews R, Williams K, McGrother CW, Roe BH. Association between the Geriatric Giants of urinary incontinence and falls in older people using data from the Leicestershire MRC Incontinence Study. Age Ageing. 2011 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21948857.