@article{ref1,
title="Diuretic use and risk of falls in older women with urinary incontinence",
journal="Geriatric nursing",
year="2023",
author="des Bordes, Jude and Obimah, Rachel and Isbell, Tasia and Murdock, Cristina and Rianon, Nahid and Siddiqui, Gazala",
volume="52",
number="",
pages="142-145",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between diuretic use and falls in community-dwelling older women with urinary incontinence (UI). <br><br>METHODS: We conducted an analytic cross-sectional study using patients' electronic medical records. Patients were women with UI, 65 years or older seen at a urogynecology clinic between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. We used logistic regression analysis to explore the associations between falls and diuretic use. <br><br>RESULTS: The study included 108 women, mean age of 75.2 ±7.5 years. Twenty-two (20%) reported one or more falls within the past year and 32 (30%) were diuretic users. Fall prevalence in diuretic users and non-users were 25% (8/32) and 18.4% (14/76), respectively. Diuretic use was not associated with falls (OR = 0.74, 95%CI = 0.22-2.52). Post-hoc analysis revealed inadequate sample size. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Diuretics use may not be a risk factor for falls in ambulatory older women with UI. A larger sample will be needed to confirm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-4572",
doi="10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.05.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.05.015"
}