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Addressing the needs of teenagers with continence problems
Anne Weaver1, Penny Dobson, Lucy Swithinbank
1Urodynamic Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
Nursing Times
|June 5, 2004
Abstract:
Adolescence refers to the period of great physical and emotional change experienced by 11 to 19-year-olds. A recent report aims to raise the profile of adolescent health (British Medical Association, 2003), and it is important to understand the impact of continence problems at a time in life when self-image is so important and wetting and soiling are particularly distressing. This article considers the specific needs of teenagers and ways of encouraging them to seek treatment.