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The use of perineal pad testing to assess urinary incontinence

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1997

SM Jeyaseelan ,
JA Oldham  and
BH Roe
SM Jeyaseelan
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
JA Oldham
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
BH Roe
Affiliation:
John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Abstract

Urinary incontinence is a condition in which involuntary loss of urine is objectively demonstrated and results in a social or hygienic problem. A poll conducted for the Association for Continence Advice estimated that up to three million people in the UK suffer from incontinence. The incontinence may be transient, e.g. as a result of a urinary tract infection, or permanent, e.g. as a result of damage to the pelvic floor. Many sufferers may not seek medical advice for their predicament and the figures given above may be a gross underestimation of the problem.

Type
Review Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 83 - 92
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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