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1Continence Advisory Service, Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust, Lancashire.
Abstract:
Reduced mobility, physical weakness or other disabilities can all contribute to continence problems (McIntosh, 1998). The ability to transfer from a bed or chair to a commode may be a critical factor in deciding whether patients can be discharged home or into residential care. Also, patients--particularly women--may be prescribed continence pads simply because they cannot access the toilet or commode rather than having a diagnosed bladder condition.
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