How digital continence care improves quality of life AUTHORS Camilla Vogt Pedersen, International Nurse Dag Winther Svendsen, Global Concept Manager, ABENA Nova Incontinence can have severe consequences for quality of life, and may lead to physical discomfort, health problems, and social stigma. For that reason, good continence care has high priority in nursing homes and other care facilities. An increasing number of elderly people, as well as difficulties recruiting caregivers for the increased workload in the health care sector, are factors that may impact the quality of care negatively. Consequently, nursing home and care institutions are increasingly seeking new ways to provide the best possible continence care. One of the promising methods includes digital products that can help improve continence care and thereby quality of life. This paper explains the opportunities in digital continence care and how digital products may benefit people suffering from incontinence. What is digital continence care? During the last decade, the use of wearable sensors has become widespread in for instance fitness tracking and biometric applications. Now, digital products are also finding their way into the daily routines at care facilities and the results are notable. ABENA Nova with MediSens is one of the leading digital incontinence solutions. ABENA Nova consists of a Premium quality incontinence product with integrated sensors that continuously monitor saturation levels. A small clip attached to the product sends the information to the caregivers via an app. In this way, the caregiver can see which resident needs changing now or soon and take action accordingly. The information collected about the individual resident is then used for optimum planning of the continence care, e.g. how to ensure a good night’s sleep and good toileting routines. DATA 1 ACCURATE BUILT-IN SENSORS 2 STABLE INFRASTRUCTURE INTELLIGENCE CARE (Action) 3 REAL-TIME ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS ABENA Nova uses a unique wireless connection to digital sensors to deliver actionable insights to caregivers. The sensors continuously register changes in wetness levels and share real-time information to caregivers on a mobile device via the WetSens Monitor App. 2020 2 of 4 Resident
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