More than 60% of older U.S. women suffer from urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, or both, the annual cost of which exceeds $30 billion. In addition to significant negative effects on quality of life and depression, incontinence increases the risk for institutionalization. HIP Investigator, Dr. Heidi Brown et al. evaluated the effects of Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder, a small-group intervention, on urinary and bowel incontinence symptoms among older women with incontinence.
The authors found that participation in a small-group intervention improves symptoms of both urinary and bowel incontinence in older women. Mind Over Matter is a feasible model with potential to bring effective behavioral solutions to the community.
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