Urinary incontinence and the criteria of frailness among the elderly outpatients INCONTINÊNCIA URINÁRIA E OS CRITÉRIOS DE FRAGILIDADE EM IDOSOS EM ATENDIMENTO AMBULATORIAL INCONTINENCIA URINARIA Y LOS CRITERIOS DE FRAGILIDAD EN ANCIANOS EN ATENCIÓN AMBULATORIA
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The objectives of this study were to verify the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) and its characteristics in pre-frail and frail elderly patients of a geriatrics outpatient clinic, compare the presence of frailness criteria among the elderly with and without UI and identify among the frailty criteria the chance of risk for UI among those elderly outpatients. Participants were 100 elderly individuals, with an average age of 76.2 years; 65 participants reported UI, 71.3% of which presented three or more frailness criteria. The occurrence of UI was greater in frail participants (p=0.0011). Multivariate analysis showed that the criteria slowness (OR=4.99) and exhaustion (OR=4.85) has a statistically significant relation with UI. The occurrence of UI was high and participants who presented slowness have a risk almost five times greater to presenting UI while those reporting exhaustion have a risk five times greater for UI compared to those without these criteria. DESCRIPTORS Urinary incontinence Frail elderly Health of the elderly Geriatric nursing RESUMEN Estudio que objetivó verificar la ocurrencia de incontinencia urinaria (IU) y sus características en ancianos pre-frágiles y frágiles atendidos en ambulatorio de geriatría, comparar la presencia de criterios de fragilidad entre ancianos con y sin IU e identificar entre los criterios de fragilidad la chance de riesgo para IU en estos ancianos. Participaron del estudio 100 ancianos, con edad media de 76,2 años; 65 ancianos refirieron IU, 71,3% de ellos presentaban tres o más criterios de fragilidad. La ocurrencia de IU fue superior en ancianos frágiles (p=0,0011). El análisis multivariado mostró que los criterios lentitud (OR=4,99) y agotamiento (OR=4,85) presentaron relación estadísticamente significativa con IU. La ocurrencia de IU fue elevada y aquellos ancianos con lentitud tienen chance de riesgo casi cinco veces mayor de presentar IU, y los que refieren agotamiento tienen chance de riesgo cinco veces mayor de IU comparados con los que no presentan esos criterios. DESCRIPTORES Incontinencia urinaria Anciano frágil Salud del anciano Enfermería geriátrica
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