What choices in care for the incontinent?
Urinary and faecal incontinence affect many millions of people yet much remains to be done before they can all be properly cared for and the incidence of the conditions can be significantly diminished. The author discusses the situation in the light of a comparison of nursing initiatives in Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Roe
B H
BH
Department of Nursing, University of Liverpool, England.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*