Outcomes from standard treatment for incontinence in elderly women in residential care

Intervention:Conservative treatment tailored by the Continence Advisor to each individual. Recording of a bladder diary, of pad usage and volume leaked. The intervention includes pelvic floor muscle training, bladder re-training, life style interventions like increased physical activity, attention to fluid intake type and volume, and diet suggestions, performed by the individual and supervised daily by the carer , and by the Advisor every 2-4 weeks. Treatment was for 12 weeks for each individual and hopefully advice continued via the carer indefinitely. At the end of the 12 weeks further tests were run and costs measured.The study lasted for a year as the dates of recruitment was staggered. Costs of the intervention were recorded for a cost efficacy analysis