BARRIERS TO PROGRESS IN URINARY-INCONTINENCE - ACHIEVING QUALITY ASSESSMENTS

Authors
SNYDER M PEARSON V HANSCOM J HOYMAN K HAGANS E LEE H LIAO WC RYDEN M
Citation
M. Snyder et al., BARRIERS TO PROGRESS IN URINARY-INCONTINENCE - ACHIEVING QUALITY ASSESSMENTS, Geriatric nursing, 19(2), 1998, pp. 77-80
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing,"Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Geriatric nursing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01974572
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
77 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-4572(1998)19:2<77:BTPIU->2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Urinary incontinence is a major care problem in nursing homes. Despite legislation aimed at decreasing its incidence, minimal progress has b een made to achieve this goal. Obtaining an accurate assessment about the level and pattern of incontinence will assist caregivers in develo ping plans to reduce it. This article identifies barriers the authors have encountered in obtaining accurate records in a research project a nd strategies implemented to overcome these barriers.