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Cause And Effect Essay On Continence In Children

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In 2009, there were 30,100 children aged 5-19 identified as having severe continence issues. Within this, 1 in 10 (9.6%) were children living with a disability. The total of these children represented with severe incontinence, 1200 used continence aids, representing 1 in 26 (3.8%) are children with a disability. Majority of the children who used continence aids had a severe/profound core activity limitation 1. NDIS funding has enabled clients to have choice and control in how services are accessed. Continence assessment advice is based on needs and lifestyle as well as evidence-based practice. It also enables participants to make choices on which product or combination of products is most appropriate to how they function in school and wider …show more content…

• Improved QOL (parent/child report) • Stakeholder satisfaction (survey) Results: The outcomes from this retrospective review will be discussed and used to further enhance and develop service delivery. Conclusion: Children with a severe disability, such as Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other chromosomal syndromes have more medical visits and the private dwelling becomes the preferred site of contact for individuals with a variety of complex needs 3. This alleviates increased anxiety about meeting a health professional and also provides a more secure and comfortable surroundings to discuss such issues as personal care, bladder and bowel function. The results from this retrospective review will be used to enhanced client and service user experience References 1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013 Incontinence in Australia. Cat.No.DIS 61. Canberra:AIHW 2. Owen.C, D.McCann.D. (2017, October 25). Transforming Home: parent's experiences of caring for children on the autism spectrum in Tasmania, Australia. Retrieved March 20, 2018, from https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2017.1390075 (accessed March 20,

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