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Synonyms for continence

the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

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Reportedly, following a reimbursement review the French Ministry of Health has published new final classifications and prices within Ostomy Care, Continence Care and Wound Care in France.
Pender's Model is ideal for a continence education program because participants within a fitness facility tend to be motivated by healthy lifestyles, and may have a high level of self-efficacy and motivation to achieve optimal health outcomes.
The project, which included a trial at Summerlee House, focused on new approaches to continence care through small changes including medication reviews, reducing caffeine intake and better recording of processes.
The aim of the ninemonth project was to improve continence and to reduce safety risks in the two care homes which agreed to take part.
As such, we sought to evaluate the risk factors of AUR following RARP including the timing of catheter removal, and to study the relationship of urinary retention on continence outcomes.
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Committee Members, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society Committee Members.
Fecal incontinence is one of the worst functional outcomes of this procedure with a reported incidence rate of 22-65% based on different continence scoring systems [4-7].
[14,26,27] In an analysis of the prevalence of enuresis according to the age of acquisition of daytime urinary continence, Chiozza et al.
Objective: Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the factors affecting continence in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.
This process usually takes 6-12 months,[sup][4] and a satisfactory continence can meet the needs of most patients.[sup][5] The daytime incidence of continence at the 6[sup]th , 12[sup]th , 24[sup]th , 36[sup]th , and 48[sup]th months can reach 63%, 70%, 76%, 88%, and 92%, respectively.[sup][6] We suggest evaluating the status of urinary continence at 12-24 months after orthotopic neobladder.
one or more transmitters, each transmitter being associated with one or more subjects being monitored; the one or more transmitters being configured to transmit signals containing continence-related data for the one or more subjects, wherein the continence-related data has been obtained over time from a continence sensor associated with an absorbent article worn by each respective subject; and d.
The clinical evaluation was graded using Kelly's clinical score of continence. [12] Patients were categorized as good with a score of 5-6, fair with 3-4 and 0-2 were considered poor score.
These changes, introduced in April 2015, saw many local authorities withdraw continence from their core offer, thereby reducing capacity for early intervention and placing greater pressure on both primary and tertiary care.