Improving continence services for older people from the service-providers' perspective: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine in depth the views and experiences of continence service leads in England on key service and continence management characteristics in order to identify and to improve our understanding of barriers to a good-quality service and potential facilitators to develop and to improve services for older people with urinary incontinence (UI).

Design

Qualitative semistructured interviews using a purposive sample recruited across 16 continence services.

Setting

3 acute and 13 primary care National Health Service Trusts in England.

Participants

16 continence service leads in England actively treating and managing older people with UI.

Results

In terms of barriers to a good-quality service, participants highlighted a failure on the part of commissi

SUBMITTER: Orrell A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3731733 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature