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  • In previously continent adults, aged 70 or older, use of urinary catheters or diapers while in hospital increases the risk of new urinary incontinence

    • Ella McLafferty
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;15:22-23  doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100180

  • In previously continent adults, aged 70 or older, use of urinary catheters or diapers while in hospital increases the risk of new urinary incontinence

    • Ella McLafferty
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;  doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100180

  • Faecal incontinence affects 14% of female and 6% of male nursing home residents in Turkey, and urge incontinence is common

    • Susi Saxer
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;13:57  doi:10.1136/ebn1041
  • Prognosis:

    Low specificity and high false-positive rates limit the usefulness of the STRATIFY tool and clinical judgement in predicting falls in older patients in an acute hospital setting

    • Frances Healey
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;13:54  doi:10.1136/ebn1031

  • Mental status deficits are identified in 34% of patients who fall while in hospital

    • Keith Hill
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;14:3-4  doi:10.1136/ebn1113

  • Prevalence of undiagnosed urinary incontinence in women is 53% in the preceding year and 39% in the preceding week in a US managed-care population

    • Monique Du Moulin
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;13:79-80  doi:10.1136/ebn1056

  • Skin protection wheelchair cushions for older nursing home residents reduce 6-month incidence of ischial tuberosity pressure ulcers compared with segmented foam cushions

    • Dimitri Beeckman,
    • Katrien Vanderwee
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;14:79-80  doi:10.1136/ebn1167

  • People with Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk of hip fracture and of mortality after hip fracture

    • Kilian Rapp
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;14:78-79  doi:10.1136/ebn1160

  • Skin protection wheelchair cushions for older nursing home residents reduce 6-month incidence of ischial tuberosity pressure ulcers compared with segmented foam cushions

    • Dimitri Beeckman,
    • Katrien Vanderwee
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2011;  doi:10.1136/ebn1167
  • Treatment:

    Review: high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of laxatives for functional constipation in children is limited

    • Gene Elizabeth Harkless
    Evid. Based Nurs.  2009;12:107  doi:10.1136/ebn.12.4.107
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