New approaches to organizing geriatric care for incontinence in elderly women

One of these geriatric syndromes is urinary incontinence syndrome, or incontinence. According to clinical and epidemiological studies, it affects at least 30-80% of elderly and senile women and at least 20-30% of men. At the same time, the incidence of incontinence due to the above- mentioned problems is only on average about 5% of all those in need. As a result, incontinence is included in the geriatric cascade of other geriatric syndromes, which leads to the negativity of geriatric status, decreased functionality, quality of life and increased dependence on others. The proposed geriatric approach to the management of patients with urinary incontinence, aimed at the dynamic and sarcopenic links of the pathogenesis of incontinence, provides a more pronounced effect in comparison with the traditional one, consisting in a significant reduction in the amount of incontinent urine against the background of an increase in general physical activity, improved muscle function and improved psychological status in the form of elimination of symptoms of anxiety and depression associated with incontinence