Relação entre fragilidade e incontinência urinária em idosos institucionalizados

Abstract

Studies indicate a connection between frailty and the presence of Urinary Incontinence (UI) in elderly people, since it constitutes a geriatric disease, because, due to several factors, this public is the most affected by this syndrome. When we relate this to institutionalized elderly, studies show that 50% of these have UI. However, it is necessary to investigate the relationship between UI and frailty, since it is not a determining factor for this, since UI can be present at any age. In view of this, the present study sought to analyze the relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence in institutionalized elderly people. Therefore, an observational, descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional and quantitative research was carried out in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly (ILPI) in a city in the interior of the State of RS, Brazil. The population consisted of 24 institutionalized elderly at Lar Vila Itagiba in the city of Santa Maria, RS. The following instruments were used: Multidimensional Assessment Sheet adapted from Brazil, 2006, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Barthel Scale, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF) and Frailty Questionnaire. The collected data were tabulated in the Excel program and the descriptive statistical analyzes of the numerical variables were in search of the results and then their analysis was performed. The results indicate that most elderly people have urinary incontinence, which impairs their daily activities, especially in relation to pathologies, stool control and forgetting of important information, thus resulting in the frailty syndrome. It was concluded that, in the population studied, there was no intrinsic relationship between UI and frailty in the elderly surveyed, since being continent or incontinent is not a predisposing factor for the presence of frailty symptoms, which are present in both cases.