Urinary Incontinence: A Neglected Geriatric Syndrome in Nursing Facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Lawhorne, Larry W ^a   Ouslander, Joseph G ^b   Parmelee, Patricia A ^c   Resnick, Barbara ^d   Calabrese, Barbara ^e  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emory Center for Health in Aging   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e American Medical Directors Association   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatric syndromes; nursing facilities; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFICACY; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEGLECTED GERIATRIC SYNDROME; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 37549068843     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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