O'Connell Beverly, Ostaszkiewicz Joan, Hawkins Mary
School of Nursing, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2011 Mar;30(1):27-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00449.x.
The management of incontinence in residential aged care facilities presents staff with considerable challenges. In order to support the residential aged care workforce to provide evidence-based continence care, we developed a suite of evidence-based continence assessment tools and an accompanying educational resource for use in the residential aged care sector. The tools comply with international and accreditation standards. They address urinary and faceal incontinence and other bladder and bowel symptoms. They also include a number of cues to guide staff to assess and manage residents' continence care needs and refer as needed. An evaluation of the tools conducted in 18 residential aged care facilities across three states revealed that staff members found the tools helpful, clear, simple and user-friendly. This paper provides a description of the newly developed suite of continence assessment tools for residential aged care and the accompanying education resources, and presents staff perspectives on their clinical usefulness.
在住宿型老年护理机构中管理失禁问题给工作人员带来了相当大的挑战。为了支持住宿型老年护理工作人员提供循证失禁护理，我们开发了一套循证失禁评估工具以及配套的教育资源，供住宿型老年护理部门使用。这些工具符合国际和认证标准。它们涉及尿失禁和粪失禁以及其他膀胱和肠道症状。它们还包括一些提示，以指导工作人员评估和管理居民的失禁护理需求，并在需要时进行转诊。在三个州的18家住宿型老年护理机构对这些工具进行的一项评估显示，工作人员认为这些工具很有帮助、清晰、简单且用户友好。本文介绍了新开发的用于住宿型老年护理的失禁评估工具套件以及配套的教育资源，并呈现了工作人员对其临床实用性的看法。
