Prompted voiding to reduce incontinence in community-dwelling older adults.

Adkins, V. K., & Mathews, R. M. (1997). Prompted voiding to reduce incontinence in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 153-156.

In-home caregivers were taught to implement a prompted voiding procedure with 2 older adults with cognitive impairments and urinary incontinence. Results suggested that the procedures can be implemented by family caregivers, and the intervention reduced incontinence for both participants.

DESCRIPTORS: caregiver training, community-based treatment, gerontology, incontinence, prompting