ENGAGING WITH AGING: OLDER ADULTS’ ADAPTATIONS TO URINARY CONCERNS
Kuan-Ching Wu, Shaoqing Ge, Shao-Yun Chien, Jessica Jin, Suah Park, Basia Belza · 2023
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Description
Kuan-Ching Wu and co-authors listen to older adults describe how they adapt to urinary problems in daily life. Their 2023 study draws on interviews with twenty-nine people averaging seventy-seven years old. The team coded the conversations against a framework about engaging with aging, letting new themes surface as they went.
Six themes emerged, covering the experience of urinary concerns, emotional responses, and the tactics people build. Participants reshaped routines, timed medications and drinks, scouted restroom locations, and set reminders or used aids. The pandemic added a sharp edge when public restrooms closed and outings shrank. Knowledge gaps and personal resources rounded out the picture. The authors say these homemade strategies deserve respect in person-centered care, since patients often solve problems long before clinics hear about them.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kuan-Ching Wu, Shaoqing Ge, Shao-Yun Chien, Jessica Jin, Suah Park, Basia Belza |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |