{"title":"Urinary incontinence: implications for nursing practice.","authors":"Tiago Horta Reis da Silva","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0306","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urinary incontinence, encompassing stress, urge, and overflow types, significantly impacts patients' physical, psychological, and social wellbeing. This article provides an overview of each type, exploring their pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentations. It emphasises the crucial role of nursing and discusses evidence-based management strategies, including behavioural therapies, pharmacological treatments and patient education. The article also addresses the impact of incontinence on quality of life and future directions for research and practice, advocating a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 22","pages":"1070-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0306","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Urinary incontinence, encompassing stress, urge, and overflow types, significantly impacts patients' physical, psychological, and social wellbeing. This article provides an overview of each type, exploring their pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentations. It emphasises the crucial role of nursing and discusses evidence-based management strategies, including behavioural therapies, pharmacological treatments and patient education. The article also addresses the impact of incontinence on quality of life and future directions for research and practice, advocating a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes.