Abstract
Fecal incontinence affects slightly more than 1% of community-dwelling adults. This article describes an assessment format, with a research basis when available, that has been developed in a specialist nursing clinic in the United Kingdom. The focus is on how to obtain the most useful information from the patient to plan appropriate nursing interventions. A subsequent article will describe the biofeedback program developed as part of a package of care to meet individual needs of persons with fecal incontinence.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Activities of Daily Living
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Adult
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Biofeedback, Psychology
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Defecation
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Documentation
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Fecal Incontinence / complications
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Fecal Incontinence / nursing*
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Fecal Incontinence / physiopathology
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Fecal Incontinence / psychology
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Humans
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Interviews as Topic / methods
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Interviews as Topic / standards
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Medical History Taking / methods
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Medical History Taking / standards
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Needs Assessment
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Nursing Assessment / methods*
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Nursing Assessment / standards
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Nursing Records
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Patient Care Planning
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Physical Examination / methods
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Physical Examination / nursing
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Physical Examination / standards
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United Kingdom