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

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-44

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL AUDIT; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WALES;

EID: 38549115665     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm163     Document Type: Article

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