| How to choose: nurses' judgements of the effectiveness of a range of currently marketed continence aids. | |
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PMID: 8156138 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Continence is a costly health problem, both in terms of financial burden in continence aids, but also in terms of quality-of-life issues for the person who has continence problems. Manufacturers are often perturbed as to why products specially designed to help continence problems are not popular, or do not appear to be applied as intended. This paper reports on a study involving a quantitative evaluation of a range of continence aids presently being marketed, as applied in a large elderly care centre. The evaluation used nursing judgements on a series of comfort and effectiveness criteria: amount of leakage around the pad, comfort to the client when the pad was either wet or dry, skin integrity and snugness of fit, as well as whether the pad concealed well beneath clothing. Five body pads were evaluated--two disposable and three washable--and three bed under-sheets. Effectiveness of pads was found to vary substantially according to sex of client and voiding type, that is whether the client had heavy or moderate incontinent episodes. |
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Authors:
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H Gibb; G Wong |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical nursing Volume: 3 ISSN: 0962-1067 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Nurs Publication Date: 1994 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-05-19 Completed Date: 1994-05-19 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207302 Medline TA: J Clin Nurs Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-86 Citation Subset: N |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Bedding and Linens / supply & distribution* Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Humans Incontinence Pads / standards, supply & distribution* Male Nursing Assessment* Urinary Incontinence / nursing* |
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