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A nursing assessment tool for adults with fecal incontinence
1Physiology Unit, St Mark's Hospital, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Fecal incontinence affects slightly more than 1% of community-dwelling adults. This article describes an assessment format, with a research basis when available, that has been developed in a specialist nursing clinic in the United Kingdom. The focus is on how to obtain the most useful information from the patient to plan appropriate nursing interventions. A subsequent article will describe the biofeedback program developed as part of a package of care to meet individual needs of persons with fecal incontinence.