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Factors associated with urinary tract infection in a Nursing Home

Factors associated with urinary tract infection in a Nursing Home

Authors :
João Luis Almeida da Silva
Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca
Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm
Roseanne Montargil Rocha
Myria Ribeiro da Silva
Dulce Aparecida Barbosa
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 74, Iss suppl 2 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the factors associated with urinary tract infection occurrence in institutionalized elderly. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, analytical, quantitative study with 116 elderly people from a Nursing Home. Urinary tract infection diagnosis was carried out through urine culture and clinical assessment. Demographic data and associated factors were obtained from medical records. Statistical analysis included bivariate analysis and logistic regression models. Results: the factors associated with urinary tract infection (p

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
19840446 and 00347167
Volume :
74
Issue :
suppl 2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b1785e84b720400cba29ef70ccfb55b1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0813