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...
Long-term bladder management by intermittent catheterisation in adults and children [Review] (2007)
Moore, K.N., Fader, M., Getliffe, K.
Background: Intermittent catheterisation (IC) is a commonly recommended procedure for people with incomplete bladder emptying not satisfactorily managed by other methods. The most frequent...
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...
Getliffe, K., Fader, M., Allen, C., Pinar, K., Moore, K.N.
Intermittent catheterization is a commonly prescribed procedure for people with incomplete bladder emptying not managed by other methods. The most frequent complication of intermittent...
Absorbent products for light urinary incontinence in women [Review] (2007)
Fader, M., Cottenden, A.M., Getliffe, K.
Background: Incontinence is a common and embarrassing problem which has a profound effect on social and psychological well-being. Many people wear absorbent products to contain urine leakage and...
Fader, M., Glickman, S., Haggar, V., Barton, R., Brooks, R., Malone-Lee, J.
Purpose: We tested the efficacy and side effect profiles of intravesical atropine compared to oxybutynin immediate release when used by individuals with multiple sclerosis. Materials and methods: We...
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...
Cottenden, A.M., Rothwell, J.G., Leander, H., Landeryou, M.A., Fader, M., Pettersson, L., ...
ISO 11948-2 – an international standard laboratory method developed to predict the leakage performance of small disposable pads for lightly incontinent women – was investigated. The repeatability...
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.
Tinnion, E., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, A.M., Fader, M., Sutherland, I.
Continence difficulties affect the lives of a substantial minority of the population. Women are far more likely than men to be affected by urinary incontinence but the range of management options for...
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...
A system for logging incontinence events using a simple disposable sensor (2003)
Cusick, G., Birkett, A., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Fader, M., Cottenden, M.
Many elderly people entering residential or nursing care are already incontinent to some degree, relying on incontinence pads to deal with the consequences. A proportion of these people have been...
Tinnion, E., Jowitt, F., Clarke-O'Neill, S., Cottenden, A.M., Fader, M., Sutherland, I.
Continence difficulties affect the lives of a substantial minority of the population. Women are far more likely than men to be affected by urinary incontinence but the range of management options for...
Review of current technologies for urinary incontinence: Strengths and limitations (2003)
A wide range of continence products is available, and this paper focuses on products to prevent incontinence (such as urinals and commodes) and to contain or manage urinary incontinence (such as...
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. •...
Coated catheters for intermittent catheterization: smooth or sticky?
Objective To evaluate the current range of hydrophilic-coated catheters for intermittent self-catheterization, focusing on the adherence of the catheter to the urethral mucosa at the end of...