title: [Urinary incontinence in the prediction of falls in hospitalized elderly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analyzing the effect of urinary incontinence as a predictor of the incidence of falls among hospitalized elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Concurrent cohort study where 221 elderly inpatients were followed from the date of admission until discharge, death or fall. The Kaplan-Meier methods, the incidence density and the Cox regression model were used for the survival analysis and the assessment of the association between the exposure variable and the other variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Urinary incontinence was a strong predictor of falls in the surveyed elderly, and was associated with shorter time until the occurrence of event. Urinary incontinence, concomitant with gait and balance dysfunction and use of antipsychotics was associated with falls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measures to prevent the risk of falls specific to hospitalized elderly patients who have urinary incontinence are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hellen Cristina de Almeida
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Annelita Almeida Oliveira
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Reiners
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ageo Mário Cândido da
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Débora Regina de Oliveira Moura
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Abreu
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014549:Urinary Incontinence