Living with Incontinence
Incontinence and older people
We know loss of bladder control can be distressing. Even the fear of losing control in a public place can cause concern. Commissioned by Help the Aged, this project explored whether or not older people feel socially isolated by their incontinence and what environmental and other factors have most impact. A Report of the findings produced by Dr Helen Godfrey and Angela Hogg is available in pdf format.
Help the Aged has also launched a booklet entitled Taking Control, which draws on the research undertaken at the BioMed Centre. It sets out their action plans to improve access to public toilets and provision of continence supplies and services.
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Living with a long-term catheter, user needs, quality and life and cost
This study, which started in October 2006, is designed to find out from patients and carers what like is like with a long term indwelling catheter. The results of the study will be used to inform device design and health care service provision and to develop specific tools for measuring quality of life and cost of catheter care. The first phase of the project, funded by the Wright Bequest, will involve interviewing patients who have long term catheters and developing a questionnaire. The project has follow-on funding through Action Medical Research to fully validate the questionnaire, and will be conducted in collaboration with Professor Kathy Getliffe (Project Lead), Professor Derick Wade, Dr Heather Gage, Dr Mandy Fader and Nikki Gardener, as well as the Sarah Fowler (Research Associate, BioMed). To find out more go to www.action.org.uk/research_projects/grant/287/
Some of the Action
Medical Research Team
If you have any comments or are interested in taking part in either of these
studies please contact Sarah
Fowler or Helen Godfrey
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