Nurses can offer understanding, assessment and a plan to manage incontinence. Health and social care staff have a vital role in managing continence for people in a variety of settings. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The study purpose is to explore adolescent and adult women's experiences, perceptions, beliefs, knowledge and behaviors related to bladder health across the life course using a socioecological perspective. Lower urinary tract symptoms affect between 20‐40% of young adult to middle‐aged women, with symptoms increasing in incidence and severity with aging. There is limited evidence to address bladder health promotion and prevention of dysfunction. This first study of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium is designed to address gaps in existing qualitative research in this area.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
The perspectives of women living with faecal incontinence as a result of childbirth injury are largely missing from the data. This project aimed to address this by bringing together women’s perspectives using a thematic synthesis. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has released an updated guideline on urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Angie Rantell explores the changes and recommendations for patients, highlighting which are relevant to management in primary care. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are frequently used to deliver medical therapies, but our knowledge regarding PICC-related complications remains incomplete. The objective of this study was to systematically elicit and characterise PICC-related complications as experienced by patients during and after hospitalisation.
Pelvic organ prolapse is a significant quality of life issue for many women. Prolapse can be managed effectively with a mechanical device called a pessary therefore many women choose this as a conservative treatment option. Despite the extent to which pessaries are used in the UK, there are no clear guidelines regarding the training required for pessary practitioners. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of toileting difficulties over time among older people (≥70 years) with and without dementia receiving formal in‐home care at baseline and to explore whether dementia at baseline was associated with toileting difficulties at the last assessment when adjusting for relevant covariates. We hypothesize that those with dementia have a higher prevalence and that baseline dementia is associated with toileting difficulties at last follow‐up. Open Access Article
A team of nurses is working to break the taboo of potentially life-threatening conditions. When Sharon Holroyd wants to get across the importance of good continence care, she tells the story of one patient, a woman in her thirties with a young family and a degenerative spinal condition. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Encouraging people to open up about continence can be life-changing for them. People of all ages can be affected by the involuntary loss of urine and/or faeces. An estimated 14 million men, women, young people and children are living with bladder problems in the UK, according to one study. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.