Management of urinary incontinence in the elderly.
Management of urinary incontinence in the elderly.
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老年人尿失禁的治疗。
DOI：
10.1056/nejm198509263131307
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发表时间：
1985
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通讯作者：
Yalla,SV
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作者：
Resnick,NM;Yalla,SV
尿失禁在老年人中是普遍的、病态的、昂贵的和被忽视的。它影响到5%至15%的社区老年人，1在住院患者中的患病率增加到约40% 2，3，在机构人口中的患病率增加到50%以上。4，5神经功能障碍、不动和女性是尿失禁的独立风险因素，但高龄和慢性菌尿似乎都不是。6，7失禁的成本包括医疗（膀胱炎、尿脓毒症、压疮、会阴皮疹和福尔斯）、心理社会（尴尬、孤立、抑郁和倾向于机构化）和经济。每年有超过80亿美元的资金用于......
URINARY incontinence in the elderly is prevalent, morbid, costly, and neglected. It affects 5 to 15 per cent of elderly people living in the community,1and its prevalence increases to approximately 40 per cent in hospitalized patients2,3and to over 50 per cent in institutionalized populations.4,5Neurologic impairment, immobility, and female sex are independent risk factors for incontinence, but neither advanced age nor chronic bacteriuria seem to be.6,7The costs of incontinence are medical (cystitis, urosepsis, pressure sores, perineal rashes, and falls), psychosocial (embarrassment, isolation, depression, and predisposition to institutionalization), and economic. Over $8 billion per year8is devoted to . . .