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Urinary incontinence and psychological distress in community-dwelling older adults
Author(s)Hillary R Bogner, Joseph J Gallo, Mary D Sammel
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 50, no 3, March 2002
Pagespp 489-495
KeywordsIncontinence ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationIn this large community sample of adults living initially in East Baltimore in 1981 and followed up between 1993 and 1996, those with urinary incontinence (UI) associated with condition-specific functional loss were found to have higher rates of psychological distress than those with UI who did not report condition-specific functional impairment. The authors' findings support a general conceptual model that condition-specific functional impairment mediates the relationship between a chronic medical condition and psychological distress (as measured by the General Health Questionnaire - GHQ). (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020520514 A
ClassmarkCTM: ENR: ENP: K4: 3J: 7T

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