Research Article
Towards developing effective Continence Management through wetness alert diaper: Experiences, lessons learned, challenges and future directions
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8832, author={Aung Aung Phyo Wai and Foo Siang Fook and Maniyeri Jayachandran and Jit Biswas and Chris Nugent and Maurice Mulvenna and Zhang Daqing and David Craig and Peter Passmore and Jer-En Lee and Philip Yap}, title={Towards developing effective Continence Management through wetness alert diaper: Experiences, lessons learned, challenges and future directions}, proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2010}, month={6}, keywords={urinary incontinence; patients with dementia;continence management; wetness alert diaper}, doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8832} }- Aung Aung Phyo Wai
Foo Siang Fook
Maniyeri Jayachandran
Jit Biswas
Chris Nugent
Maurice Mulvenna
Zhang Daqing
David Craig
Peter Passmore
Jer-En Lee
Philip Yap
Year: 2010
Towards developing effective Continence Management through wetness alert diaper: Experiences, lessons learned, challenges and future directions
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8832
Abstract
Incontinence is one of the major healthcare issues in everyday nursing care especially for frail elderly and patients with dementia (PWD) in nursing homes. Urinary incontinence and diaper use are prevalent in PWD due to decline in intellect and physical activities. They may lie in soiled diapers for prolonged periods resulting in indignity, discomfort, skin breakdowns and bedsores. In order to alleviate this, we propose a solution using wetness alert diaper capable of timely diaper change. In this paper, the experiences and lessons learned from initial evaluation trials with intelligent Continence Management System (iCMSv1) are explained. Then, desirable refinements and extensions are made to develop iCMSv2 enabling anywhere anytime continence management. We finally discuss challenges and possible future directions towards developing a new care model to manage incontinence effectively and efficiently.
