Geriatric giants in women over 65 years living in a rural area in Turkey.
Dementia
falls
primary care
rural medicine
urinary incontinence
Journal
Journal of women & aging
ISSN: 1540-7322
Titre abrégé: J Women Aging
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8916635
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fall tendency, urinary incontinence, and dementia in women over 65 years of age living in rural areas of Turkey. The research was a descriptive study. Mini-Mental tests, The International Consultation of Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) short forms, and Falls Behavioral Scales for the elderly were used. Urinary incontinence prevalence in women over 65 years of age living in rural areas of Bursa was 51%. Dementia frequency was calculated as 56%. A reverse and significant relationship was detected between Mini-Mental Scale and ICIQ scale scores (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32507064
doi: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1763890
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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