2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342011000300027
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Abstract: 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 fr… Show more

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“…Treatment should indeed be multidisciplinary, for it presupposes that the comprehensive care of patients should, in fact, be balanced. In addition to promoting the integration of each agent that is involved in providing care, nursing professionals are directly responsible for procuring the resources that are necessary to improve the quality of life of the patient, and for adequately preparing him or her for the process of dying when it is inevitable [9][10][11][12][13][14] .…”
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“…Treatment should indeed be multidisciplinary, for it presupposes that the comprehensive care of patients should, in fact, be balanced. In addition to promoting the integration of each agent that is involved in providing care, nursing professionals are directly responsible for procuring the resources that are necessary to improve the quality of life of the patient, and for adequately preparing him or her for the process of dying when it is inevitable [9][10][11][12][13][14] .…”
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“…1,2 As atitudes das pessoas em relação à morte são influenciadas por sistemas de crenças pessoais, culturais, sociais e filosóficas que irão moldar seus comportamentos conscientes ou não. 3 No cuidado em saúde, cotidianamente os profissionais se deparam com o sofrimento físico, emocional, social e espiritual das pessoas e, em muitos casos, com situações de difícil resolução.…”
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“…O cuidado pode ser realizado até o fim da vida, sendo estendido a seus familiares cuidadores também em seu processo de luto, por meio de uma interação verdadeira, solidária, e empática (6,7,8).…”
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