Risk of falls in aged with incontinence: an integrative review
The present study aims to investigate how the Urinary Incontinence (UI) can pose as a risk factor for falls in the elderly. A integrative review journals in LILACS, SCIELO and PUBMED, in Portuguese, English or Spanish languages, published between 2004 and 2014. Although there is an increased risk of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29583 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/29583 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Incontinência urinária Quedas Idoso. Incontinencia urinaria Caídas Anciano. Urinary incontinence Falls Aged. |
| Sumario: | The present study aims to investigate how the Urinary Incontinence (UI) can pose as a risk factor for falls in the elderly. A integrative review journals in LILACS, SCIELO and PUBMED, in Portuguese, English or Spanish languages, published between 2004 and 2014. Although there is an increased risk of falls with the UI, few studies addressing this issue and strategies to decrease this risk. |
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