Caregivers

Information on caring for others with incontinence

Stress Busters

       Stress-reduction is an important effort we all need to embark on if we want to stay healthy.
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Rehab. Choice

       The Patient Claimed He Was Getting Worse In Rehab. Could He Be Right?  The challenge: When someone's getting worse instead of better
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Calling for Help

 

     When to Call for an Ambulance

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Caregiver Strokes

       Researchers at the University of South Florida studied close to 800 people caring for a sick spouse and found that those who reported caregiving as "stressful" were 23 percent more likely to also rate at high risk for stroke based on traditional risk factors.
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Smoking & Cancer

 

     If someone we love smokes, we want them to quit. But we may not feel there's anything we can do about it. If we smoke, we probably know we need to quit, but may not feel we have the willpower to do it right now.

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Frailty and Decline

       We just don't know what the picture will look like a month from now, let alone a year from now, or three years from now.
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Elder Health Tips

       Additional things that caregivers who want to improve the health and well-being of an elderly loved one can do.
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Quality of Life and Incontinence

Women with urge or mixed urinary incontinence were found to have significantly lower quality of life than those with stress urinary incontinence.

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