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The role of continence promotion in rehabilitation

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1997

Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith
Affiliation:
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Abstract

Continence promotion includes all nonsurgical therapies that enable a patient to recover continence. Examples include bladder training, pelvic floor exercises, anticholinergic drugs, oestrogen, electrical therapies, vaginal cones and intermittent self-catheterization. Implicit in the use of all of these therapies is a detailed history and examination to diagnose any cause for the symptoms. Continence promotion is most closely identified with the role of the nurse, in co-operation with the doctor, in recognizing medical and surgical causes of incontinence.

Type
Review Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1997 , pp. 257 - 264
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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