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Improving Elders' Continence State

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  • Betty D. Pearson

    (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

  • Janice Larson

    (Consultant, Appleton, Wisconsin)

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A 6-month study was conducted to assess the effects that noninvasive self-managed interventions on 12 remediable risk factors had on elder's urinary continence status. Each remediable risk factor was linked with a criterion meeting normal and (f not normal, one or more interventions. Continence history assessments were conducted monthly on 31 elders (M age = 67.65 years). After the first assessment elders were identified as continent, incontinent or at risk for loss of continence. At the end of the 6 months, 9 of the 11 continent elders moved to the at-risk group and the other 2 remained incontinent, and 12 of the 20 at-risk elders became continent Both the elders who were initially at risk and those who were incontinent had a statistically significant reduction in the number of remediable risk factors reported at the end of the study periods The assessments and interventions are useful.

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  • Betty D. Pearson & Janice Larson, 1992. "Improving Elders' Continence State," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 1(4), pages 430-439, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:1:y:1992:i:4:p:430-439
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389200100410
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