Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly

Urinary incontinence, a common and troublesome manifestation of voiding dysfunction in the elderly, must be viewed as a single symptom within the spectrum of bladder dysfunction. Other symptoms of such dysfunction include urgency, increased urinary frequency, nocturia, slow stream, hesitancy, feeling of incomplete bladder emptying, etc. Abnormalities in the voiding cycle may range from those that simply annoy patients to the severe and disabling.