Health literacy, cognition, and urinary incontinence among geriatric inpatients discharged to skilled nursing facilities
Neurourology and Urodynamics Aug 18, 2017
Cohn JA, et al. – The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between health literacy and cognition and nursing and patient–reported incontinence in a geriatric inpatient population transitioning to skilled nursing facilities (SNF). The data suggested that poorer health literacy and cognition are independently correlated with an increased likelihood of nursing–reported urinary incontinence among geriatric inpatients transitioning to SNF. Moreover, practitioners should consider assessment of health literacy and cognition in frail patients at risk for urinary incontinence and that patient and nursing assessment may be needed to capture the diagnosis.
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