URINARY INCONTINENCE IN FRAIL OLDER ADULTS

这是一个为期两天半的科学会议的建议， 关注年老体弱和功能依赖的老年人的尿失禁 成年人了尿失禁是一个数十亿美元的健康问题， 影响了数百万美国人，其中许多人年龄较大，身体虚弱， 功能依赖。诊断和治疗策略， 在年轻人群中有效可能会大大改变风险， 为年老体弱的人提供福利。1988年NIH共识 会议和最近发布的AHCPR临床实践指南 强调了尿失禁在虚弱和功能上的重要性， 依赖老年人，在我们的理解中仍然存在关键的差距， 以及对这些患者群体的失禁的管理。目的 这次会议的目的是召集一个多学科小组， 研究人员，他们通常在各种各样的 会议，以总结研究到目前为止，制定一个有凝聚力的 未来的研究议程，并制定和传播 利用现有研究数据进行临床研究的建议 在乎会议将由加州大学洛杉矶分校博伦中心共同赞助， 老年学研究，其主要重点是改善 体弱老年人的生活质量，以及对失禁者的帮助 (HIP)是一个非营利性的宣传和教育组织， 用户.一个多学科规划委员会已经制定了 一份详细的会议议程，超过25名国际专家同意 参与其中各种各样的政府机构，科学，实践， 倡导组织和行业代表也将 邀请了 HIP已经获得了补充资金， 支付部分会议费用，并支持传播 会议产生的材料。

This is a proposal for a two and one-half day scientific meeting that will focus on urinary incontinence in frail and functionally dependent older adults. Urinary incontinence is a multi-billion dollar health problem that affects millions of Americans, many of whom are older, frail and functionally dependent. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that are effective in younger populations may have substantially altered risks and benefits in the frail older population. Although the 1988 NIH Consensus Conference and the recently released AHCPR Clinical Practice Guideline have emphasized the importance of incontinence in frail and functionally dependent older adults, there remain critical gaps in our understanding and management of incontinence in these patient populations. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of researchers, who generally present their research at a variety of meetings, in order to summarize research to date, to develop a cohesive research agenda for the future, and to develop and disseminate recommendations for the utilization of existing research data for clinical care. The meeting will be cosponsored by the UCLA Borun Center for Gerontological Research, which has as its major focus improving the quality of life for frail older adults, and Help for Incontinent People (HIP), a non-profit advocacy and educational organization with over 50,000 subscribers. A multidisciplinary planning committee has already developed a detailed meeting agenda, and over 25 international experts have agreed to participate. A variety of governmental agencies, scientific, practice, and advocacy organizations and industry representatives will also be invited. HIP has already secured supplemental funding that will help defray some of the meeting expenses and support the dissemination of materials derived from the meeting.