Urinary incontinence is an involuntary loss or leakage of urine. The
type of incontinence a resident is experiencing can greatly impact the way that
your facility addresses it. Keep in mind that a resident might suffer from
several different types of incontinence at the same time.
There are six types of urinary incontinence:
Functional incontinence is a
loss of urine that occurs in residents who cannot remain continent because of
external factors, such as the inability to get to the toilet in time. These
residents have sufficiently intact urinary tract function.
Mixed incontinence is a
combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence.
Overflow incontinence occurs
when the bladder has reached its maximum capacity and becomes distended. This
type of incontinence is associated with the leakage of small amounts of urine.
Stress incontinence causes
small amounts of urine leakage when intra-abdominal pressure on the bladder is
increased (such as with sneezing, coughing, lifting, standing from a sitting
position, climbing stairs, etc.). Stress incontinence is associated with
malfunction of the urethral sphincter.
Transient incontinence
refers to temporary episodes of incontinence that are reversible once the cause
is identified and treated.
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