TY - JOUR
T1 - Conservative management of fecal incontinence
T2 - An evidence-based approach to controlling this life-altering condition
AU - Bliss, Donna Zimmaro
AU - Norton, Christine
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - OVERVIEW: Although fecal incontinence can be both emotionally and socially debilitating, the embarrassment associated with it is so great that it often prevents patients from seeking much needed help from their health care providers. Nursing care begins with case finding and continues through conservative management, which has greatly improved over the past 15 years. This article summarizes the strategies that have proven most effective in uncovering and combating this prevalent yet seldom acknowledged condition. KEYWORDS:: defecation, diarrhea, fecal incontinence, feces, incontinence, incontinence of stool.
AB - OVERVIEW: Although fecal incontinence can be both emotionally and socially debilitating, the embarrassment associated with it is so great that it often prevents patients from seeking much needed help from their health care providers. Nursing care begins with case finding and continues through conservative management, which has greatly improved over the past 15 years. This article summarizes the strategies that have proven most effective in uncovering and combating this prevalent yet seldom acknowledged condition. KEYWORDS:: defecation, diarrhea, fecal incontinence, feces, incontinence, incontinence of stool.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000388262.72298.f5
DO - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000388262.72298.f5
M3 - Article
C2 - 20736708
AN - SCOPUS:77957980459
SN - 1538-7488
VL - 110
SP - 30
EP - 38
JO - The American journal of nursing
JF - The American journal of nursing
IS - 9
ER -