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.
National Center for Nursing Research, Baltimore.
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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