Two-step PPD testing for nursing home patients.
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Pad per day usage, urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections in nursing home residents.
BACKGROUND many elderly suffer from urinary incontinence and use absorbent pads. Pad use per day (PPD) is a frequently used measure of urinary incontinence. Nursing home residents are often dependent on help from nursing staff to change pads. This study was performed in order to determine whether PPD is a reliable method to quantify urinary incontinence in nursing home residents. Furthermore, t...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
دوره 37 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988