Understanding how to facilitate continence for people living with dementia in acute hospital settings: raising awareness and improving care

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN87375473

Enrollment

144

Registered

2019-08-15

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-10

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Conditions

Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia

Interventions

This ethnography will examine everyday continence care for people with dementia (PWD) in acute hospital wards. An initial systematic narrative review to identify successful strategies for the organiza

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of dementia present in medical records

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. A systematic narrative review to identify strategies to inform the organization and culture of continence care that could inform innovations in continence care for people living with dementia in the acute hospital setting 2. Ethnographic observation will focus on the visible work of nurses and healthcare assistants involved in continence care to explore how staff respond to continence needs for people living with dementia 3. Short ethnographic interviews with ward staff will allow us to question routine practice and decision making when interacting with people living with dementia 4. Case studies with people living with dementia and family carer to examine the impacts and consequences of continence care on patient experiences and discharge pathways	—

Measure

Time frame

1. A systematic narrative review to identify strategies to inform the organization and culture of continence care that could inform innovations in continence care for people living with dementia in the acute hospital setting 2. Ethnographic observation will focus on the visible work of nurses and healthcare assistants involved in continence care to explore how staff respond to continence needs for people living with dementia 3. Short ethnographic interviews with ward staff will allow us to question routine practice and decision making when interacting with people living with dementia 4. Case studies with people living with dementia and family carer to examine the impacts and consequences of continence care on patient experiences and discharge pathways

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Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSonia Vougioukalou

vougioukalous@cardiff.ac.uk+44 (0)29 206 88575

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026