Exploring literature on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices towards urinary incontinence management: a scoping review

Perceptions and help‐seeking behaviours among community‐dwelling older people with urinary incontinence: A systematic integrative review

“…However, our findings indicated that despite regular contact, health professionals often did not discuss, assess or consider UI worthy of further investigation (Róin & Nord, 2015). Health professionals and aged care workers who care for this group of older people might have inadequate knowledge of and attitudes towards UI (Ostaszkiewicz, Tomlinson, et al, 2020; van Vuuren et al, 2021). Therefore, interventions for improving UI treatment and management need to also target capability building of the health workforce (Ostaszkiewicz, Tomlinson, et al, 2020; Schlogl & Gordon, 2021).…”

“…Recent systematic reviews on UI management explored the knowledge, skills and attitudes for effective UI management among community‐dwelling older people, health professionals and aged care workers (Colborne & Dahlke, 2017; Ostaszkiewicz, Tomlinson, et al, 2020; van Vuuren et al, 2021). Our study confirmed these reviews but also showed that older people with illiteracy and a low level of education were most probable to perceive UI as a normal part of old age.…”

Perceptions of primary health care nurses and general practitioners in the care of older people with urinary incontinence

“…The framework explains three conditions (or domains) for behaviour change to occur: capability, opportunity and motivation (Michie et al, 2011). In this study, capabilities refer to UI‐related knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs and include routinely asking about UI in assessment, UI assessment and treatment methods, patient/carer education about UI management and referral of older people with UI to a specialist (van Vuuren et al, 2021). Opportunities in this study context refers to the professional development and collaboration opportunities for primary health care nurses and GPs to achieve good quality UI care in a health care system (van Vuuren et al, 2021).…”

Evidence-Informed, Interdisciplinary, Multidimensional Action Plan to Advance Overactive Bladder Research and Treatment Initiatives: Directives From State-of-the-Science Conference on Overactive Bladder and Cognitive Impairment

“…We also need simplified layperson's language for the patients and care partners 108 . Despite multiple UI education programs, there is a lack of priority by health care professionals and society regarding OAB 105,116,117 . Many health care professionals do not feel adequately trained to treat OAB or have readily available continence resources 116,118 .…”

“…108 Despite multiple UI education programs, there is a lack of priority by health care professionals and society regarding OAB. 105,116,117 Many health care professionals do not feel adequately trained to treat OAB or have readily available continence resources. 116,118 This lack of training further fuels stigma, as health care providers less likely will proactively ask about OAB or be receptive to subtle queries by women.…”