title: Maintaining continence in nursing home residents through the application of industrial quality control.
abstract: Supervisory nurses in seven nursing homes were taught how to implement a quality control management system that permitted the time-efficient assessment of how well a prompted voiding toileting program continued to be implemented by indigenous nursing aides. Random-hour wet checks taken during the 6-month management period revealed a reduction in wetness from 43% to 21% (p < .0001), which was sustained over the full 6-month period.
authors.affiliation: Borun Center for Gerontological Research, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1687.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schnelle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abbey
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wallston
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ory
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*