The potential of wash-and-dry toilets to improve the toileting experience for nursing home residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 694-699

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Biddison, James R ^a  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Technology; Toileting care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MINIMUM DATA SET INFORMATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; URINE CULTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WASH AND DRY TOILET;

EID: 26044469578     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.5.694     Document Type: Article

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