Developing an internationally-applicable service specification for continence care: systematic review, evidence synthesis and expert consensus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global demographic trends suggest that the incidence of both urinary and faecal incontinence will rise in the coming years, bringing significant health and economic implications for both patients and payers. There is limited organisational evidence to guide payers and providers about service configuration which will deliver efficient guideline-compliant, high-quality patient care.

Objectives

To create, using evidence from a systematic review, qualitative data and expert consensus an internationally applicable service specification for continence care.

Method

Evidence was obtained from a systematic and grey literature review of published randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies reporting efficacy of continence service design at the level o

SUBMITTER: Wagg AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4133406 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature