Abstract
We report on an assessment and care of a patient who developed urgency urinary incontinence and functional urinary incontinence after a cerebral infarction. Urinary incontinence monitoring was performed for 3 days to assess the urinary incontinence care program, and the results showed 12-20 voidings a day, mean urine volumes of 76.3-87.5 ml, and 12-18 episodes of incontinence a day, and we identified urgency incontinence and functional incontinence associated with urinary frequency as sequelae of cerebral infarction. Care intervention consisted of drug therapy with an anticholinergic agent, behavioral therapy conducted by a nurse, and toilet activity training by the rehabilitation staff. In addition to overall recovery of activities of daily living (ADL), improvement in elimination activities was observed as a result of a rehabilitation team approach by a physician, nurse, physical therapist, and occupational therapist, and the urinary incontinence resolved.
