and modify these actions as circumstances change.5, 6 Self-management can increase patients’ awareness of physical symptoms, empower patients to monitor the effects of behavioral changes aimed at improving chronic conditions, and help them feel better equipped to cope with an illness. While self-management is widely accepted as a means of coping with such chronic health conditions as diabetes, asthma, and arthritis, its value in treating urinary and fecal incontinence is not fully appreciated by many health care providers, who may be aware of the daily challenges faced by those with these conditions, but unsure of how to best support patients in effective self-management.