A GP guide to incontinence in the elderly
With advances in minimally invasive treatment procedures, elderly and frail women experiencing urinary incontinence have more options than ever.
More than 70% of the Australian residential aged care population have urinary and/or faecal incontinence, and 48% of community dwelling women aged 65–69 are affected by urinary incontinence.
These are the staggering figures revealed by a 2011 report commissioned by the federally funded Continence Foundation of Australia and conducted by Deloitte Access Economics.1
