title: [Urinary incontinence and aging: impact on daily basis and on the quality of life].
abstract: Human aging is accompanied by worn out of the physical functions of body and mind as well as a decrease in physiological response to the environment. Consequently these change the quality of life for those going through the aging process, especially regarding independence and autonomy. Among these common aging changes, there is the urinary incontinence having multiple etiologies with great therapeutic complexity, which creates a huge impact on the life quality of these people. This article will focus on part of a research done for a master's dissertation from one of the authors, which sought to understand in what proportion urinary incontinence affects, not only their daily lives but also their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC.
authors.forename: Melissa Orlandi
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Honório
authors.forename: Silvia Maria Azevedo
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications