Pad per day usage, urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections in nursing home residents

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-554

  Omli, Ragnhild ^a   Skotnes, Liv Heidi ^a   Romild, Ulla ^b,c   Bakke, August ^d   Mykletun, Arnstein ^e   Kuhry, Esther ^b,f  

^a Division of Geriatrics   (Norway)

^b Nord Trøndelag Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Absorbent pads; Elderly; Incontinence; Nursing home; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAPER; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAPERS, ADULT; DRINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77955957584     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq082     Document Type: Article

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