TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for urinary incontinence one year after nursing home admission
AU - Palmer, Mary H.
AU - German, Pearl S.
AU - Ouslander, Joseph G.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Secondary data analysis was conducted from a longitudinal nursing home study to identify nonurologic risk factors for continence outcomes at 1 year after admission. Of 434 nursing home admissions, 196 subjects (45%) remained. At 1 year prevalence of incontinence was 43.8%. Age was not associated with prevalence or incidence. Risk factors identified were male gender, urinary incontinence and poor behavioral adjustment at 2 weeks, presence of dementia and impaired mobility at 2 months. Once established, incontinence tended to persist. The data suggest types of residents who might be targeted for early preventive intervention.
AB - Secondary data analysis was conducted from a longitudinal nursing home study to identify nonurologic risk factors for continence outcomes at 1 year after admission. Of 434 nursing home admissions, 196 subjects (45%) remained. At 1 year prevalence of incontinence was 43.8%. Age was not associated with prevalence or incidence. Risk factors identified were male gender, urinary incontinence and poor behavioral adjustment at 2 weeks, presence of dementia and impaired mobility at 2 months. Once established, incontinence tended to persist. The data suggest types of residents who might be targeted for early preventive intervention.
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.4770140604
DO - 10.1002/nur.4770140604
M3 - Article
C2 - 1792342
AN - SCOPUS:0026286763
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 14
SP - 405
EP - 412
JO - Research in Nursing & Health
JF - Research in Nursing & Health
IS - 6
ER -