La disfunción del tracto urinario inferior en el paciente mayor / Urinary tract dysfunction in older patients
Med. clín (Ed. impr.)
; 147(10): 455-460, nov. 2016. tab
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-157777
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ES1.1
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RESUMEN
La disfunción del tracto urinario inferior en los mayores suele ser multifactorial. Los cambios en el aparato urinario derivados del envejecimiento, junto con la comorbilidad y la polifarmacia, pueden ocasionar alteraciones dinámicas. Los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior aumentan con la edad, siendo un problema por sus consecuencias médicas y psicosociales. Por ello, en la valoración de la disfunción urinaria de los mayores hay que considerar aspectos como la polifarmacia, la movilidad, las alteraciones afectivas y cognitivas, y la accesibilidad a la vivienda (AU)
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract dysfunction in older patients has a multifactorial aetiology and is not a uniform clinical condition. Changes due to physiological ageing as well as comorbidity and polypharmacy, can produce several dynamic conditions such as urinary incontinence and urinary retention. Lower urinary tract symptoms increase with age in both sexes and are a major problem in older patients due to their medical and psychosocial consequences. For these reasons, in assessing urinary dysfunction in older patients, we should consider external circumstances such as polypharmacy, poor mobility, affective and cognitive disorders and also accessibility to housing (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Urinary Incontinence
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Urologic Diseases
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Aging
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Health of the Elderly
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Med. clín (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico San Carlos/España
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Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja/España