Abstract
Widely used by patients to control symptoms of chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma,and arthritis, self-management can also help patients with urinary or fecal incontinence. The authors discuss the principles of self-management, the behaviors and skills self-managing patients need to acquire, and the nurse’s role in reinforcing their use. They then describe strategies that can be incorporated within the framework of self-management to control urinary, fecal, or dual incontinence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 38-45 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Nursing |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- fecal incontinence
- urinary incontinence
- patient self-management
- self-efficacy
