title: Investigating the standard of continence care in nursing homes.
abstract: This article describes the results of two studies that explored the prevalence, incidence and risk factors of urinary incontinence among residents in Swiss nursing homes and the knowledge and practice of nurses and nurse assistants in dealing with residents with urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Nursing Science of the University of Applied Science (IPW-FHS), St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Susi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxer
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*