continence

"The 100-Year Life" を読んでいます。 次の文は 'Living' の章からの引用です。

Morbidity is not just about disease, it is also about how people function as they age. A range of studies has examined what are called activities of daily (ADL). These are activities such as bathing, continence, dressing and eating that have an important impact on daily quality of life.

日常の動作、行為等の一つなのでしょうか、"continence" が分からないので辞書を見ます。

・Oxford English Dictionary: 1. (formal) connected with the control of your feelings, especially your desire to have sex 2. able to control the bladder and bowels
・Collins Dictionary: 1. self-restraint or abstinence, esp. in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation 2. Physiology the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge
・Cambridge English Dictionary: 1. the ability to control when you urinate and empty your bowels: It is important to have strong pelvic floor muscles to maintain continence. 2. the ability to control your sexual desires: He believes that instead of sex education we should promote sexual continence among the young.

引用文の "continence" は辞書に出ている両方の意味で使われているのでしょうね。　もっとも百歳近くの老人だともっぱら "the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge" が深刻な問題でしょうね。