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A critical review of the inter-relationship between skin vulnerability and urinary incontinence and related nursing intervention

A critical review of the inter-relationship between skin vulnerability and urinary incontinence and related nursing intervention
A critical review of the inter-relationship between skin vulnerability and urinary incontinence and related nursing intervention
The literature reveals there has been limited critical discussion of the inter-relationship between urinary incontinence, the vulnerability of the skin and the clinical implications. This paper critically re-examines the literature to identify and apply relevant scientific principles and evidence to inform effective intervention. It includes background on the structure, function and disruption to the skin's barrier. The implications for fundamental and largely taken-for-granted nursing practices, such as washing the skin, are examined. The current state of knowledge is analysed, specifying the types of evidence available and its weaknesses, highlighting implications for a research agenda.
skin, incontinence, skin barrier function, skin care, emollients
0020-7489
823-835
Ersser, S.J.
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Getliffe, K.
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Voegeli, D.
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Regan, S.
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Ersser, S.J.
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Getliffe, K.
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Voegeli, D.
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Ersser, S.J., Getliffe, K., Voegeli, D. and Regan, S. (2005) A critical review of the inter-relationship between skin vulnerability and urinary incontinence and related nursing intervention. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 42 (7), 823-835. (doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.12.003).

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The literature reveals there has been limited critical discussion of the inter-relationship between urinary incontinence, the vulnerability of the skin and the clinical implications. This paper critically re-examines the literature to identify and apply relevant scientific principles and evidence to inform effective intervention. It includes background on the structure, function and disruption to the skin's barrier. The implications for fundamental and largely taken-for-granted nursing practices, such as washing the skin, are examined. The current state of knowledge is analysed, specifying the types of evidence available and its weaknesses, highlighting implications for a research agenda.

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Submitted date: August 2004
Published date: September 2005
Keywords: skin, incontinence, skin barrier function, skin care, emollients

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Local EPrints ID: 17539
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17539
ISSN: 0020-7489
PURE UUID: 9478afe7-bec5-43fe-b927-8e266cfff099
ORCID for D. Voegeli: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-7177

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Date deposited: 24 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:00

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Author: S.J. Ersser
Author: K. Getliffe
Author: D. Voegeli ORCID iD
Author: S. Regan

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