Managing the Elderly with Urinary Incontinence and Dementia

Abstract

The elderly patients with dementia are often challenging to manage, especially if they have urinary incontinence. There are many causes for urinary incontinence and among the elderly with dementia, the problem is often not related to abnormalities of the lower urinary tract. Treatment options are limited by the multiple comorbidities, cognitive issues, medication side effects and limited efficacy among this group of frail elderlies. Keywords Elderly, Urinary incontinence, Dementia, Functional incontinence cognitive impairment and more frequent reports of be-havioural symptoms of dementia [5]. Despite this, the causes of UI among the elderly with dementia are not well studied because of multiple confounding factors like cognitive and physical disabilities. This article reviews the common causes of UI among the elderly, especially the elderly with dementia and management strategies for UI among the elderly with dementia.