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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Autores: Rosa, Tábada Samantha Marques, Braz, Melissa Medeiros
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.
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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.