Treating overactive bladder in the elderly

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  • Adrian Wagg Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.716

Résumé

The prevalence of the overactive bladder (OAB) symptom complex
increases with age. Older people also appear to experience more
severe incontinence syndromes, including OAB, than their younger
counterparts. Older patients are more likely than younger individuals
to ask for medication for bladder problems and to require
higher doses of medication. Conventional treatment for OAB with
conservative and lifestyle measures in combination with antimuscarinic
pharmacotherapy is effective in older people. Although
there is a theoretical potential for cognitive impairment with antimuscarinic
agents, the newer antimuscarinics are cognitively safe
in cognitively intact older people.

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Biographie de l'auteur-e

Adrian Wagg, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

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Comment citer

Wagg, A. (2013). Treating overactive bladder in the elderly. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 5(5-S2), S149-S151. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.716

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