Kegels and communication

Many elderly people suffer urinary incontinence unnecessarily as theyrefuse to talk about the problem and fail to realize that help is available. In many cases home-based behavior modification using pelvic floor-muscle training, also known as Kegel exercises, has been shown to be an effective treatment. Considers nurses can play important part inencouraging elderly people, including those who are housebound, to talk about urinary incontinence problems by introducing the subject. People who suffer from the problem then feel free to open up about it. (Quotes from original text)