Match the type of urinary or bowel dysfunction with the assessment questions.
Match the probable type of urinary or bowel dysfunction with the assessment questions.
| Questions | Probable type of bladder/bowel dysfunction |
| Does patient feel a sudden desire to pass urine and is unable to hold on? | Urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) |
| When the patient has passed urine/opened their bowels, does s/he often feel like there is more to pass? | Incomplete emptying |
| Does leakage occur when the patient coughs, sneezes or stands up? | Stress urinary incontinence |
| Does sudden desire to void or leakage occur without warning when person moves, coughs, sneezes, stands up? | Mixed urinary incontinence |
| Does the patient have to strain to move their bowels? | Constipation |
| Does the patient have continuous faecal smearing but does not strain to move bowels? | Incomplete emptying with loaded rectum |
| Does the patient have difficulty calling for help to go to the toilet? | Functional urinary incontinence (FUI) |
| Does the patient need help to manage their clothing, personal hygiene and handwashing? | Functional urinary incontinence (FUI) |
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