Effect of weight on indwelling catheter use among long-term care facility residents.
This study examined the effect of obesity on the use of indwelling urinary catheters among long-term care facility residents and found initial increases in usage by weight category, which declined during the next 12 months.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Holly C
HC
Felix
Jeffrey D
JD
Thostenson
Zoran
Z
Bursac
Christine
C
Bradway
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001835:Body Weight; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*