Reducing and managing faecal incontinence in people with advanced dementia who are resident in care homes: protocol for a realist synthesis
Introduction: faecal incontinence (FI) is the involuntary loss of liquid or solid stool that is a social or hygienic problem. The prevalence of FI in residents of care homes is high, but it is not an inevitable consequence of old age or dementia. There is good evidence on risk factors, but few studi...
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2015-07-10.
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