2011
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr125
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Association between the Geriatric Giants of urinary incontinence and falls in older people using data from the Leicestershire MRC Incontinence Study

Abstract: An association has been shown between falling and urinary leakage including the previously unreported association with stress leakage. Falling and urinary incontinence were found to be associated with physical limitations and had an impact on quality of life.

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“…A referida associação entre a IU e o relato de quedas também foi identificada em outros inquéritos 23,24 . Algumas das explicações são a necessidade mais frequente desses idosos de urinar e a incapacidade de adiamento da micção, o que os obriga a ir ao banheiro com mais frequência e/ou urgência, expondo-os à maior propensão para quedas 25 .…”
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“…A referida associação entre a IU e o relato de quedas também foi identificada em outros inquéritos 23,24 . Algumas das explicações são a necessidade mais frequente desses idosos de urinar e a incapacidade de adiamento da micção, o que os obriga a ir ao banheiro com mais frequência e/ou urgência, expondo-os à maior propensão para quedas 25 .…”
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“…Contrary to other epidemiological studies we did not find that urgency, urgency incontinence or nocturia were more common in women who fall. This potentially casts doubt upon a causal association postulated between urinary urgency and falls [8][9][10][11]18].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Foremost among the issues raised by the continence service leads was a failure on the part of commissioners, managers and other health professionals in recognising the problem of UI and acknowledging the importance of continence for older people and the impact it has on other areas of health, such as quality of life, tissue viability and falls 32. Indeed, some continence service leads were highly critical of current commissioning practices which focused on purchasing pad provision rather than implementation of national guidelines, and feared that their continence services may not be recommissioned by their Clinical Commissioning Group after the 2013 NHS in England reorganisation.…”
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confidence: 99%