Zürcher Sabin, Saxer Susi, Schwendimann René
Lindenhofspital, Bremgartenstrasse 117, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Nurs Res Pract. 2011;2011:671302. doi: 10.1155/2011/671302. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
This study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. A convenience sample of 78 elderly inpatients in a Swiss hospital were screened for UI and asked if they were willing to be questioned about UI during hospitalisation. Nursing records were analysed as to whether UI had been recognized, and to collect data on interventions. Forty-one patients (51%) screened positive for UI, of whom 10 (24%) were identified as such in their nursing records. The single intervention documented was the use of incontinence pads. Only 5 patients preferred not to be asked about UI at hospital. Nurses in the study hospital should systematically ask elderly patients about UI and provide them with information on interventions.
本研究调查了护士在多大程度上能够识别老年住院患者的尿失禁情况、护士实施了哪些尿失禁干预措施，以及老年住院患者在住院期间是否愿意提及该话题。对瑞士一家医院的78名老年住院患者进行了便利抽样，筛查其尿失禁情况，并询问他们是否愿意在住院期间接受有关尿失禁的询问。分析护理记录，以确定尿失禁是否已被识别，并收集干预措施的数据。41名患者（51%）尿失禁筛查呈阳性，其中10名（24%）在护理记录中被识别出尿失禁。记录在案的唯一干预措施是使用失禁垫。只有5名患者不希望在医院被问及尿失禁问题。该研究医院的护士应系统地询问老年患者的尿失禁情况，并为他们提供有关干预措施的信息。
