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Incontinence pad, the Glossary

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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

  1. 8 relations: Adult diaper, Dementia, Disposable product, Ethnography, Fecal incontinence, Nonwoven fabric, Rothwell scale, Urinary incontinence.

  2. Incontinence
  3. 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

Urinary incontinence

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incontinence_pad

Also known as Incontinence pads.