Masterton G
Int Rehabil Med. 1982;4(1):33-5. doi: 10.3109/03790798209166820.
The residential homes for the elderly run by the British Social Services contain approximately 25,000 frequently incontinent residents, the disorder having a prevalence of 17 per cent. Frequent incontinence has been consistently demonstrated to be the behaviour disability which best discriminates between suitable and unsuitable residents, in the staff's opinion. The Social Services' response to the problem is hampered by the inappropriate design of their accommodation, the lack of incontinence aids, the low levels and lack of training for staff, the poor primary health-care cover, the low priority given by hospital services, and by their own philosophy and policy for the elderly.
英国社会服务部门运营的养老院里约有2.5万名经常失禁的老人，这种病症的患病率为17%。在工作人员看来，频繁失禁一直被证明是最能区分适合和不适合入住养老院的居民的行为障碍。社会服务部门对这一问题的应对受到多种因素的阻碍，包括住宿设计不合理、缺乏失禁辅助器具、工作人员水平低且缺乏培训、初级医疗保健覆盖不足、医院服务优先级低以及他们自身对于老年人的理念和政策。
