Factors influencing intact skin in women with incontinence using absorbent products: Results of a cross-sectional, comparative study

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Shigeta, Yoshie ^a   Nakagami, Gojiro ^b   Sanada, Hiromi ^b   Konya, Chizuko ^a   Sugama, Junko ^a,b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbent pads; Cross sectional comparative study; Incontinence; Skin irritation; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAPER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; JAPAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DIAPERS, ADULT; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCONTINENCE PADS; JAPAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 78651485727     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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