Related diagnoses

Learn more about continence care in connection with other conditions – from dementia and multiple sclerosis to incontinence-associated dermatitis and urinary tract infections.
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Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and Person-Centred Care

How person-centred care can help carers manage incontinence in residents with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia.
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Incontinence and diabetes

Together we can help customers with diabetes manage incontinence
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Strategies for gaining control of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD)

By actively promoting good skin health, carers can reduce the risk of IAD among nursing home residents, significantly improving quality of life and lightening their own workload.
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Incontinence management strategies for multiple sclerosis (MS)

Whether you’re their prescribing nurse or their friendly pharmacist, if you’re looking for an introduction to continence management for people with MS, this is the page for you.
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Urinary tract infections and incontinence

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common, often painful condition that many people, especially women, will experience during their lifetime. A weakened immune system, ageing, and chronic illness can all contribute to developing UTIs. Another risk factor is incontinence – both urinary and bowel incontinence are risks of a UTI.
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Arthritis and Incontinence

Arthritis and incontinence are two separate medial conditions, but they can sometimes be connected or affect each other in certain situations.

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Parkinson's

Parkinson’s is a complex progressive neurological condition. Symptoms develop due to the brain not making enough dopamine to control movement properly.
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Stroke

Stroke, (also called cerebrovascular accident) is caused by a blockage of blood flow (a clot), or a haemorrhage in the brain, resulting in a sudden death of brain cells due to a lack of oxygen.
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Obesity and Incontinence

Obesity is on the increase in developed countries, including Australia. In 2017-18, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey showed that 67.0% of Australian adults1 and 30.9% of New Zealand adults were overweight or obese.2

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The prostate and incontinence

The prostate is a small reproductive gland only found in men and it sits just below the neck of the bladder and surrounds the bladder outlet.

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Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and Incontinence

Dementia is becoming increasingly more common although it is not a normal part of ageing. Diabetes, heart disease, lifestyle factors and genes can all contribute to the onset of this disease.