Absorbent products for incontinence: 'Treatment effects' and impact on quality of life

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1936-1945

  Getliffe, Kathryn ^a   Fader, Mandy ^a   Cottenden, Alan ^b   Jamieson, Katharine ^a   Green, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Continence; Nurses; Nursing; Quality of life; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAPER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODORS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN;

EID: 34548774502     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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