Journal article
Home-Care Nurses’ Experiences of Caring for Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Urinary Incontinence: An Interpretive Description Study
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A third of older adults with diabetes receiving home-care services have daily urinary incontinence. Despite this high prevalence of urinary incontinence, the condition is typically not recognized as a complication and thereby not detected or treated. Diabetes and urinary incontinence in older adults are associated with poorer functional status and lower quality of life. Home-care nurses have the potential to play an important role …
Authors
Northwood M; Ploeg J; Markle-Reid M; Sherifali D
Journal
SAGE Open Nursing, Vol. 7, ,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1177/23779608211020977
ISSN
2377-9608