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Do self-reported 'integrated' continence services provide high-quality continence care?

Adrian Wagg1, Derek Lowe, Penny Peel

  • 1UCL, Geriatric Medicine, University College Hospital, 25 Grafton Way, London WC1E 6AU, UK. a.wagg@ucl.ac.uk

Age and Ageing
|October 2, 2009
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Summary

Integrated continence care services provide higher quality care for older adults. Well-organized services with trained staff are essential for delivering high-quality continence care.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Healthcare Management
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Measuring clinical effectiveness is challenging due to difficulties in collecting outcome data.
  • Organizational and clinical processes of care can serve as surrogate measures for quality in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between organizational structure and the standard of continence care for older people.
  • To determine if integrated services correlate with higher quality continence care.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 2006 National Audit of Continence Care for Older People.
  • Developed 'quality' scores to assess organizational and clinical processes.
  • Examined the statistical relationship between these scores.

Main Results:

  • Found statistically significant correlations between organizational and process scores in continence care.
  • Primary care settings demonstrated superior organizational scores compared to hospitals and care homes.
  • Differences in clinical process scores for urinary and faecal incontinence were less pronounced across settings.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated continence care services are linked to higher quality care for older adults.
  • Effective continence care relies on well-organized services and appropriately skilled healthcare personnel.