Do self-reported 'integrated' continence services provide high-quality continence care?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 730-733

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Continence; Elderly; Older people; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELDERLY CARE; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 70350682047     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp177     Document Type: Article

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