Urinary incontinence: a program that works.
Using a simple and inexpensive intervention, improvement in dryness was apparent by the first week of the study. More importantly, results were achieved by changing staff behavior, rather than residents' behavior.
Palmer
M H
MH
National Center for Nursing Research, Baltimore.
Bennett
R G
RG
Marks
J
J
McCormick
K A
KA
Engel
B T
BT
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014039:Toilet Training; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology