National audit of continence care for older people: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 525-532

  Wagg, Adrian ^a   Mian, Sarah ^a   Lowe, Derek ^a   Potter, Jonathan ^a   Pearson, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Faecal incontinence; Older people; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 29044436351     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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