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Management of Night-time Urinary Incontinence in Residential Settings for Older People: an Investigation Into the Effects of Different Pad Changing Regimes on Skin Health by Mandy Fader; Sinead Clarke-O'Neill; Dawn Cook; Graham Dean; Rodney Brooks; Alan Cottenden; James Malone-Lee is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Summary • Absorbent pads are the main method of managing urinary incontinence in residential settings for older people. • Improvements in technology have resulted in highly absorbent products which may be worn all night, but the effects of prolonged pad wearing on aged skin are unknown. • The aim of this study was to examine the effects of two different pad changing regimes on skin health. • A cross‐over design was used. • Subjects from residential settings were randomly allocated to one of two pad changing regimes: a __frequent__ pad changing regime or a __less frequent__ pad changing regime. Each regime lasted 4 weeks and was followed by the alternative regime. • Skin measurements were taken twice during each regime using (i) the Diastron Erythema meter, (ii) a visual grading scale, (iii) the Servomed evaporimeter, and (iv) a pH meter. The primary outcome variable was the Diastron Erythema meter index. • Eighty‐one subjects completed the study. • No significant differences were found in the severity of erythema, or skin pH, between regimes. Measurements of trans‐epidermal water loss were significantly higher in the __less frequent__ pad changing regime indicating that skin was
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- Author
- Mandy Fader; Sinead Clarke-O'Neill; Dawn Cook; Graham Dean; Rodney Brooks; Alan Cottenden; James Malone-Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0962-1067)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)