DIAPPERS is a mnemonic for the Treatable Causes of Urinary Incontinence

  • Delirium
  • Infection – urinary tract infections
  • Atrophy – Atrophic urethritis and vaginitis.
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Psychiatric disorders and substance abuse e.g. depression, alcohol abuse
  • Excessive urine output e.g. from heart failure and hyperglycemia.
  • Restricted mobility
  • Stool impaction

 

Reference

http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/diappers.html Last Accessed 8/4/2017

http://www.geriatrics.umn.edu/PDA/guidelines/diappers.htm

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