Bladder Leakage

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This section will help you to think about the characteristics of your leakage which are important for product selection. These include how heavily you leak, when you leak and in what circumstances and the nature of the flow.

First of all, it is important that you have a thorough assessment of your leakage by an appropriate health care professional and consider all treatment options carefully - your leakage may be cured or substantially reduced by treatments.

Evidence

International Standards Organization. ISO 11948-1: Urine-absorbing aids Part 1: Whole product testing. Geneva: International Standards Organization; 1996. 1996.
Hellstrom L, Ekelund P, Larsson M, Milsom I. Adapting incontinent patients incontinence aids to their leakage volumes. Scand J Caring Sci 1993;7(2):67-71.
Gibb H, Wong G. How to choose: nurses' judgements of the effectiveness of a range of currently marketed continence aids. J Clin Nurs 1994 Mar;3(2):77-86.
ICS Glossary of Terminology. International Continence Society, 2019. https://www.ics.org/glossary
Proudfoot LM, Farmer ES, McIntosh JB. Testing incontinence pads using single-case research designs. Br J Nurs 1994 Apr 14;3(7):316, 318-20, 322.
Cottenden A, Fader M, Beeckman D, Bliss D, Buckley B, Kitson-Reynolds E, et al. Management using Continence Products. In: Abrams P CL, Wein A, Wagg A, editor. Incontinence 6th International Consultation on Incontinence, Tokyo 2016. 6: ICS/ICUD; 2017
Koch T, Kralik D, Eastwood S, Schofield A. Breaking the silence: women living with multiple sclerosis and urinary incontinence. Int J Nurs Pract 2001 Feb;7(1):16-23.
Hocking C. Function or feelings: factors in abandonment of assistive devices. Technology and Disability 1999;(11):3-11.
Phillips B, Zhao H. Predictors of assistive technology abandonment. Assist Technol 1993;5(1):36-45.
McMillen A-M, Soderberg S. Disabled persons' experience of dependence on assistive devices. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2002;(9):176-83.

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Incontinence can often be cured. Incontinence is a problem with one or more underlying causes that can often be cured or improved. Whatever your age seeking help is always advisable. Take the first step to getting help by contacting a health professional or continence organisation in your country.

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