Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem?
This study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. A convenience sample of 78 elderly inpatients in a Swiss hospital wer...
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| description | This study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. A convenience sample of 78 elderly inpatients in a Swiss hospital were screened for UI and asked if they were willing to be questioned about UI during hospitalisation. Nursing records were analysed as to whether UI had been recognized, and to collect data on interventions. Forty-one patients (51%) screened positive for UI, of whom 10 (24%) were identified as such in their nursing records. The single intervention documented was the use of incontinence pads. Only 5 patients preferred not to be asked about UI at hospital. Nurses in the study hospital should systematically ask elderly patients about UI and provide them with information on interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4413061520a442ca81c18bb8cdf6625b2025-02-03T05:59:25ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372011-01-01201110.1155/2011/671302671302Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem?Sabin Zürcher0Susi Saxer1René Schwendimann2Lindenhofspital, Bremgartenstrasse 117, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Applied Nursing Science, University of Applied Sciences of St. Gallen, Rosenbergstrasse 22, 9001 St. Gallen, SwitzerlandInstitute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, 4956 Basel, SwitzerlandThis study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. A convenience sample of 78 elderly inpatients in a Swiss hospital were screened for UI and asked if they were willing to be questioned about UI during hospitalisation. Nursing records were analysed as to whether UI had been recognized, and to collect data on interventions. Forty-one patients (51%) screened positive for UI, of whom 10 (24%) were identified as such in their nursing records. The single intervention documented was the use of incontinence pads. Only 5 patients preferred not to be asked about UI at hospital. Nurses in the study hospital should systematically ask elderly patients about UI and provide them with information on interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/671302 |
| spellingShingle | Sabin Zürcher Susi Saxer René Schwendimann Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? Nursing Research and Practice |
| title | Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? |
| title_full | Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? |
| title_fullStr | Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? |
| title_short | Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? |
| title_sort | urinary incontinence in hospitalised elderly patients do nurses recognise and manage the problem |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/671302 |
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