Objectives
- Define urinary incontinence (UI) according
to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(AHCPR).
- Estimate the prevalence and cost of
urinary incontinence (UI).
- Describe literature and research of UI in elderly patients.
- Differentiate between the sudden onset UI
and the chronic UI.
- Identify the characteristics of the 6
types of UI.
- Recognize history, lab tests, and physical
exam pertinent to UI.
- Describe how a health professional may
individualize treatment/service plans for elderly
patients in different levels of care.
- Identify when basic evaluation is not
sufficient, and know to whom to refer patients.
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