Reasons Behind Preferences for Community-Based Continence Promotion

More than 60% of women older than 65 years in the United States have urinary or bowel incontinence. Despite the existence of effective, minimally invasive therapies, more than half of women with urinary incontinence and two-thirds of women with bowel incontinence do not seek medical care.

In this study, HIP Investigator Dr. Heidi Brown et al. sought to understand the potential reach of 3 continence promotion formats: a single lecture, an interactive 3-session workshop, and an online program. Authors found that most incontinent women are willing to participate in continence promotion, especially online.

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