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| The cost of continence | | Corporate Author | Royal College of Nursing - RCN |
| Publisher | Royal College of Nursing, Harrow, 1997 |
| Pages | 11 pp |
| Source | RCN Publishing Company, Nursing Standard House, 17-19 Peterborough Road, Harrow, Middx HA1 2AX. |
| Keywords | Incontinence ; Therapeutics ; Expenditure [care] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The four papers in this pamphlet provide evidence that carers will have continued needs to cope with incontinence and its consequences. The first is an assessment of the past, present and future cost of continence. Adequate assessment and appropriate intervention may lead to a cure, or the best supportive care. Failure can lead to escalating costs and poor outcomes, with an increase in risk of hospitalisation. The second paper, on the provision of continence supplies by NHS trusts to people living in the community, reports on a survey and the implications of the results for policy. The third paper looks at childhood constipation and the incidence of hospitalisation. The final paper details research carried out to measure the effectiveness of conservative treatment for women with urinary incontinence in a community, specialist nurse-led continence clinic. Although a quarter of the patients still had symptoms, their quality of life was not unduly affected. The evidence of timely intervention is a preferable alternative to the rising demands for residential, hospital or nursing home admissions. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980331228 B |
| Classmark | CTM: LL: QD: 3F * |
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