The prevalence of and the related factors for urinary and fecal incontinence among older residing in nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3290-3298

  Aslan, Ergul ^a   Beji, Nezihe K ^a   Erkan, Habibe A ^b   Yalcin, Onay ^b   Gungor, Funda ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; TURKEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 70449463090     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02936.x     Document Type: Article

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