Fader, M., Cottenden, A., Geliffe, K., Gage, H., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Jamieson, K., ...
OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance and cost-effectiveness of the key absorbent product designs to provide a more solid basis for guiding selection and purchase. Also to carry out the first stage...
Absorbent products for incontinence: 'treatment effects' and impact on quality of life (2007)
Getliffe, K., Fader, M., Cottenden, A., Jamieson, K., Green, N.
Aim: This study aimed to determine how the use and characteristics of absorbent products for incontinence impact on women's quality of life, and to examine the concept of ‘treatment effects’ in...
Macaulay, M., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neil, S., Kardas, P., Blijham, N., ...
This paper describes a project to develop and clinically evaluate a novel toileting device for women called the Non-Invasive Continence Management System (NICMS). The NICMS device is designed to...
Female urinals for women with impaired mobility (2006)
Macaulay, M., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, A., Fader, M., Jowitt, F.
Continence and Skin Technology Group, Departments of Medical Physics and Bioengineering and Medicine, University College London. Margaret Macaulay and colleagues describe the range of female urinals...
Infiltration into inclined fibrous sheets (2005)
Landeryou, M., Eames, I., Cottenden, A.
The flow from line and point sources through an inclined fibrous sheet is studied experimentally and theoretically for wicking from a saturated region and flow from a constant-flux source. Wicking...
Macaulay, M., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Fader, M., Pettersson, L., Cottenden, A.
Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the performance of reusable absorbent body-worn products for adults with moderate/heavy urinary incontinence, compare their performance with...
Disposable pull-ups versus disposable nappies for children with a disability (2004)
Macaulay, M., Pettersson, L., Fader, M., Cottenden, A., Brooks, R.
Most children are expected to be dry by the age of three years (Lukeman, 1997). However, children with physical and/or learning disabilities may have difficulty achieving continence and will have an...
Are washable absorbents effective at containing urinary incontinence? (2004)
Macaulay, M., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Fader, M., Pettersson, L., Cottenden, A.
This article describes a pilot study to evaluate washable (or reusable) absorbent garments for adults with moderate to heavy urinary incontinence. The article will describe: The study process; How...
A multicenter comparative evaluation: disposable pads for women with light incontinence (2004)
Clarke-O'Neill, S., Pettersson, L., Fader, M., Cottenden, A., Brooks, R.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current range of disposable pads for women with light incontinence available in the United Kingdom.
Fader, M., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cook, D., Dean, G., Brooks, R., Cottenden, A., ...
Summary Absorbent pads are the main method of managing urinary incontinence in residential settings for older people. Improvements in technology have resulted in highly absorbent products which may...
Clarke-O'Neill, S., Pettersson, L., Fader, M., Dean, G., Brooks, R., Cottenden, A.
• The Continence Product Evaluation Network (CPE network) is funded by the Medical Devices Agency (MDA) of the Department of Health, to undertake comparative evaluations of continence products. •...