Urinary incontinence affects up to 6 million people in the UK (Irwin et al, 2006; National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, 2013), with around 1% of adults regularly expering faecal incontinence (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2007a). The prevalence of both urinary and faecal incontinence increase with age (Goode et al, 2005; Buckley et al, 2010), resulting in a significant number of people being placed into long-term care settings (Fonda, 2005; Leung and Schnelle, 2008). Incontince is cited as a major cause of skin breakdown, with the risk increasing with age (Sibbald et al, 2003; Doughty et al, 2012).
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