National audit of continence care for older people: Management of faecal incontinence

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-273

  Potter, Jonathan ^a   Peel, Penny ^a   Mian, Sarah ^a   Lowe, Derek ^a   Irwin, Penny ^a   Pearson, Michael ^a   Wagg, Adrian ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical effectiveness; Elderly; Faecal incontinence; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34250630534     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm004     Document Type: Article

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