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Urinary incontinence.

M H Palmer1

  • 1Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

The Nursing Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1990
PubMed
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Urinary incontinence symptoms significantly disrupt daily life and may signal underlying health issues. Effective symptom management requires matching patients with appropriate treatments and developing conceptual models for primary prevention.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Urology
  • Nursing Science

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence presents distressing and disruptive symptoms impacting daily life.
  • Symptoms can indicate more serious underlying medical conditions.
  • Numerous symptom management strategies exist, but patient-treatment matching remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenge of matching patients with effective urinary incontinence symptom management.
  • To highlight the need for developing and testing conceptual models for symptom management.
  • To emphasize the inclusion of primary prevention within these models.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a conceptual review and synthesis of existing literature on urinary incontinence symptom management.
  • It analyzes current treatment modalities and nursing challenges.

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  • It proposes the need for a structured conceptual model.

    • Main Results:

    • Effective management of urinary incontinence symptoms is complex.
    • Patient-specific treatment matching is a critical nursing responsibility.
    • A robust conceptual model incorporating primary prevention is currently lacking.

    Conclusions:

    • Developing and validating a conceptual model for urinary incontinence symptom management, including primary prevention, is essential.
    • This model will aid nurses in providing more effective and individualized patient care.
    • Further research is needed to test and refine such a model.