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A GP guide to incontinence in the elderly

With advances in minimally invasive treatment procedures, elderly and frail women experiencing urinary incontinence have more options than ever.
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4 March 2020
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More than 70% of the Australian residential aged care population have urinary and/or faecal incontinence, and 48% of community dwelling women aged 65–69 are affected by urinary incontinence.

These are the staggering figures revealed by a 2011 report commissioned by the federally funded Continence Foundation of Australia and conducted by Deloitte Access Economics.1

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