Urinary incontinence (UI) and quality of life (QoL) of the elderly residing in residential homes in Turkey

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-310

  Aslan, Ergul ^a   Beji, Nezihe Kizilkaya ^a   Erkan, Habibe Ayyildiz ^b   Yalcin, Onay ^b   Gungor, Funda ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Quality of life of elderly; Residential homes in Turkey; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 67649892574     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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