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dc.contributor.authorSt John, W
dc.contributor.authorWallis, M
dc.contributor.authorJames, H
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, S
dc.contributor.authorGuyatt, S
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:22:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:22:47Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2013-05-27T23:57:34Z
dc.identifier.issn1037-6178
dc.identifier.doi10.5172/conu.17.3.211
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/5666
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents an argument that there is a need to provide services that target community-dwelling incontinence sufferers, and presents a demonstration case study of a multi-disciplinary, community-based conservative model of service delivery: The Waterworx Model. Rationale for approaches taken, implementation of the model, evaluation and lessons learned are discussed. In this paper community-dwelling sufferers of urinary incontinence are identified as an underserved group, and useful information is provided for those wishing to establish services for them. The Waterworx Model of continence service delivery incorporates three interrelated approaches. Firstly, client access is achieved by using community-based services via clinic and home visits, creating referral pathways and active promotion of services. Secondly, multi-disciplinary client care is provided by targeting a specific client group, multi-disciplinary assessment, promoting client self-management and developing client knowledge and health literacy. Finally, interdisciplinary collaboration and linkages is facilitated by developing multidisciplinary assessment tools, using interdisciplinary referrals, staff development, multi-disciplinary management and providing professional education. Implementation of the model achieved greater client access, improvement in urinary incontinence and client satisfaction. Our experiences suggest that those suffering urinary incontinence and living in the community are an underserved group and that continence services should be community-focussed, multi-disciplinary, generalist in nature.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publishereContent Management Pty Ltd
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom211
dc.relation.ispartofpageto222
dc.relation.ispartofjournalContemporary Nurse
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleTargeting community-dwelling urinary incontinence sufferers: A multi-disciplinary community-based model for conservative continence services
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWallis, Marianne
gro.griffith.authorSt John, Winsome
gro.griffith.authorJames, Heather
gro.griffith.authorGuyatt, Sheridan L.


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