Adult incontinence products

Incontinence can dramatically change an individual’s ability to participate in everyday life. It is a condition that will be experienced by more than a quarter of all women at some stage of their life and by nearly a fifth of older men. Some 55 percent of female residents in long term care facilities in Europe are incontinent.

Incontinence can:

• Cause isolation
• Result in depression and psychological problems
• Prohibit social activity
• Prohibit active participation in the workforce.

There is a wide product range of adult incontinence products designed to meet the needs of people of all ages and gender. They enable users to:

• Maintain a sense of dignity
• Be confident that they will not experience leakage
• Work and/or take part in social activities
• Be confident about odour control
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness
• Retain independence
• Protect skin health, as products that are highly absorbent and use ‘breathable’ materials reduce skin wetness. See report on skin health and hygiene benefits of absorbent hygiene products.

   

Caring for a relative, friend or patient who is incontinent is often a distressing and difficult. Effective adult incontinence products can be a great help in this situation.

The adult incontinence products:

• Save valuable carer time in changing and disposing of products allowing more time for other important caring activities
• Make changing a less difficult process
• Reduce costs by limiting the need for care of infections and bed sores caused by wetness and leakage
• Reduce costs and time in washing soiled clothes and bed linen.