‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital

Percival, John; Abbott, Katharine; Allain, Theresa; Bradley, Rachel; Cramp, Fiona; Donovan, Jenny L.; McCabe, Candy; Neubauer, Kyra; Redwood, Sabi; Cotterill, Nikki

doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001380

All Outputs (4)

Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England (2023)
Journal Article

Demand modelling for the allied health professionals (AHPs) workforce showed that significant expansion would be needed to successfully deliver on the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan. The aim was to explore the use of AHP support workers... Read More about Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England.

Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training (2023)
Journal Article

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore practitioners' experiences and perspectives on continence training, in order to understand its relevance to practice and how take-up of, and engagement with, such training may be improved. Design: 27 qualitati... Read More about Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training.

Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals (2022)
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Difficulties with bladder control affect one in five people in the UK and bowel problems affect one in ten. The quality of continence care can be poor and is then associated with increased admission to nursing or residential homes. Our study, which... Read More about Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals.

‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital (2021)
Journal Article

Bladder and bowel control difficulties affect 20% and 10% of the UK population, respectively, touch all age groups and are particularly prevalent in the older (65+ years) population. However, the quality of continence care is often poor, compromising... Read More about ‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital.