Smart Continence Care for People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial and Trial-Based Economic Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) cannot communicate the need to change their incontinence products. The smart continence care (SCC) product Abena Nova signals caregivers when change is needed. This provides the opportunity for more person-centered care, increased quality of life, and a decreased number of leakages. However, there is a need for evidence of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such technology compared with regular continence care (RCC) for people with PIMD.

Objective

This paper presents the research protocol for an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness study with people with PIMD living in long-term care facilities in the Netherlands.

Methods

A cluster randomized trial will be conducted in 3 consecutive

SUBMITTER: van Cooten VJC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature