This is a retrospective cohort study. In the investigation the clinical use of the Skin and leakage protocol (SLEP) is to be investigated. The SLEP is a generic digital diary form filled out to give information about the current status of continence care among care home residents. The SLEP tracks the number of leakage occurrences and daily skin health over a period of time with the purpose of assisting care staff in making decisions regarding continence care. The SLEP has been introduced at several United kingdom National Health Service care homes and with this investigation the investigators want to retrospectively analyse the data to determine the clinical usefulness of the form. The primary objective of the study is to describe any changes in product leakage rate at the baseline and follow up time period.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
49
The skin and leakage protocol have been developed by the sponsor with the aim to offer a tool that can aid care providers in identifying problems in continence care and follow up the effect of any care interventions to remedy these problems. The protocol is a digital diary tool that tracks both the instances of urine leaking out of an absorbing incontinence product onto clothes and bedsheets, and any apparent skin changes in the area covered by the product. The protocol is in clinical use at the care homes were the subjects are residing.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Change in leakage rate
Change in absorbing product leakage rate between baseline and follow up period
Time frame: 28 days
Subject care profile
The care needs profiles of the subjects using the skin and leakage protocol. According to specific criteria for degree of confusion and mobility subjects can be assigned one of 6 different profiles. The profiles are arranged on a scale from 1-6 were 1 is lowest level of care need and 6 is the highest.
Time frame: 28 days
Change in skin health score
Change in skin health assessment score between the baseline and follow up period. The skin assessment is conducted on a scale from 1-5 were 1 represents no presence of skin irritation and 5 represents severe skin problems.
Time frame: 28 days
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