Incontinence in the Elderly
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11.6% in women and 6.9% in men. The prevalence of incontinence is higher still among those in institutional care. 30% of those in residential care, 50% of patients in nursing homes, 70% of patients in continuing care geriatric beds and 80% of patients in long stay psychogeriatric wards, are incontinent of urine. These high levels presumably reflect the advanced age of these populations and the high prevalence of neurological disorders. Over half of the incontinent elderly are unknown to the medical or nursing services. This under reporting occurs for many reasons. Some patients, especially females, believe that incontinence is a normal consequence of aging. Others are afraid of being pressurised into having an operation. Many are simply too embarrassed to admit to having a problem with continence. The psychological and social morbidity caused by incontinence bears no relationship to it's severity. In general patients with urge incontinence suffer greater psychological
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