Management of night-time urinary incontinence in residential settings for older people: An investigation into the effects of different pad changing regimes on skin health

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-386

  Fader, Mandy ^a,c   Clarke O'NEILL, Sinead ^a   Cook, Dawn ^b   Dean, Graham ^a   Brooks, Rodney ^a   Cottenden, Alan ^a   Malone Lee, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Whittington Campus ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross over study; Incontinence pads; Older people; Skin health; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ERYTHEMA; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEASUREMENT; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PH MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SENESCENCE; SKIN; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; DERMATITIS; DIAPER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; NIGHT CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0038652038     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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