Conservative management of urinary incontinence

Magali Robert; Sue Ross; UROGYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE

doi:10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32326-X

Conservative management of urinary incontinence

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2006 Dec;28(12):1113-1118. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32326-X.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

Magali Robert¹, Sue Ross¹; UROGYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE

Collaborators

UROGYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE:
Scott A Farrell², William Andrew Easton³, Annette Epp⁴, Lise Girouard⁵, Chandra Gupta⁵, Francois Lajoie⁶, Danny Lovatsis⁷, Barry MacMillan⁸, Magali Robert¹, Sue Ross¹, Joyce Schachter⁹, Jane Schulz¹⁰, David H L Wilkie¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Calgary AB.
² Halifax NS.
³ Scarborough ON.
⁴ Saskatoon SK.
⁵ Winnipeg MB.
⁶ Sherbrooke QC.
⁷ Toronto ON.
⁸ London ON.
⁹ Ottawa ON.
¹⁰ Edmonton AB.
¹¹ Vancouver BC.

PMID: 17169236
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32326-X

Abstract

Objective: To outline the evidence for conservative management options for treating urinary incontinence.

Options: Conservative management options for treating urinary incontinence include behavioural changes, lifestyle modification, pelvic floor retraining, and use of mechanical devices.

Outcomes: To provide understanding of current available evidence concerning efficacy of conservative alternatives for managing urinary incontinence; to empower women to choose continence therapies that have benefit and that have minimal or no harm.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Canada
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Life Style
Pelvic Floor / physiology*
Societies, Medical
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Incontinence / therapy*