Incontinence management
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Modules - Incontinence Management
CALCULATE APPROPRIATE TOILETING RATE TO DETERMINE RESPONSIVENESS
A resident's appropriate toileting rate during the trial period determines whether he or she is "responsive" to prompted voiding. To calculate this rate:
- Divide the total number of successful toilets by the total number of toilets plus the number of incontinent voids. Multiply the quotient by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
For example, a resident who appropriately toileted during six of the prompts on three days and was wet on six of the prompts has an appropriate toileting rate of 50%.
Two separate major trials have determined that residents with appropriate toileting percentages above 66% will very likely continue to be continent if offered prompted voiding over longer periods (3, 4). These residents-between 25% and 40% of all incontinent residents- should continue to receive prompted voiding.
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