Changing UI practice.
Changing UI practice.
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改变 UI 实践。
DOI:
10.1097/00000446-200303000-00048
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发表时间:
2003
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通讯作者:
Palmer,MaryH
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作者:
Mason,DianaJ;Newman,DianeK;Palmer,MaryH
(Diane Newman), developed them. Unfortunately, there’s little evidence suggesting that nurses and other clinicians have used the guidelines. As the AHRQ and other professional organizations have discovered, changing clinical practice is easier said than done. While progress in the clinical management of UI has stalled, the prevalence of UI is rising. At least 17 million Americans have UI; it’s the second leading cause of institutionalization of the elderly and occurs in more than 50% of nursing home residents. According to a 1987 survey, as many as 53% of people living in their own homes may have UI. It’s estimated that a majority of people with UI never mention the condition to a physician or nurse. Nursing research has provided substantial evidence that noninvasive toileting programs can be effective in long-term—care settings. But clinicians in these settings remain unfamiliar with the research and largely don’t use innovative techniques. Some nursing homes maintain that their lack of staff means all they can do is contain the problem through the use of absorbent products, but demonstration projects have disputed this assertion. For some people with incontinence, use of absorbent products is the most appropriate intervention; for others, a restorative intervention such as bladder retraining or prompted voiding is more appropriate. Nonetheless, use of absorbent products is often the intervention applied to everyone. Individualized care for UI isn’t provided.