title: Continence assessment in long-term care.
abstract: Many continence problems are curable. Elderly people living in long-term care should have their continence assessed. Inappropriately managed incontinence can be unnecessarily costly.
authors.affiliation: Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS Trust.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sneddon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*