Incontinence pad, the Glossary
An incontinence pad is a small, impermeable multi-layered sheet with high absorbency that is used in the incontinence and health-care industries as a precaution against fecal or urinary incontinence.[1]
Table of Contents
8 relations: Adult diaper, Dementia, Disposable product, Ethnography, Fecal incontinence, Nonwoven fabric, Rothwell scale, Urinary incontinence.
- Incontinence
- Urinary incontinence
Adult diaper
An adult diaper (or adult nappy in Australian English, British English, and Hiberno-English) is a diaper made to be worn by a person with a body larger than that of an infant or toddler. Incontinence pad and adult diaper are incontinence.
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Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
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Disposable product
A disposable (also called disposable product) is a product designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste.
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Ethnography
Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures.
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Fecal incontinence
Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. Incontinence pad and Fecal incontinence are incontinence.
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Nonwoven fabric
Nonwoven fabric or non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment.
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Rothwell scale
The Rothwell scale, or Rothwell system, or Rothwell method, applied to incontinence care products, is a scale that shows how absorbent a particular incontinence pad or adult diaper is, and how much liquid it can absorb and hold before it is likely to leak due to overfill. Incontinence pad and Rothwell scale are incontinence.
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Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. Incontinence pad and Urinary incontinence are incontinence.
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See also
Incontinence
- Adult diaper
- Anal plug
- Bladder training
- Bowel management
- Cystocele
- Fecal incontinence
- Incontinence pad
- International Continence Society
- National Association for Continence
- Ostomy system
- PTQ implant
- Rothwell scale
- Surgical management of fecal incontinence
- Thinx
- Toileting
- Urethral bulking injections
- Urethral hypermobility
- Urethral sling
- Urinal (health care)
- Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence
- Athletic incontinence
- Coital incontinence
- Cystocele
- Frequent urination
- Functional incontinence
- Giggle incontinence
- Incontinence pad
- Overflow incontinence
- Stress incontinence
- Urinary incontinence
- Urine collection device
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incontinence_pad
Also known as Incontinence pads.