Jennifer Skelly
Associate Professor (Part-Time), Nursing

journal articles

• Pelvic floor morphometry: a predictor of success of pelvic floor muscle training for women with stress and mixed urinary incontinence.  International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.  28:1233-1239. 2017
• Development and Validation of the Role Profile of the Nurse Continence Specialist.  Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing.  43:641-647. 2016
• The Role of Nursing Best Practice Champions in Diffusing Practice Guidelines: A Mixed Methods Study.  Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing.  7:238-251. 2010
• A behavioural weight-loss programme reduced urinary incontinence more than an education programme in overweight and obese womenCommentary.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  12:110-110. 2009
• Automatic stop orders reduced duration of indwelling urinary catheterisation in hospitalCommentary.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  11:119-119. 2008
• Implementing nursing best practice guidelines: Impact on patient referrals.  BMC Nursing.  6:4. 2007
• A multifaceted intervention reduced antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in nursing home residents.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  9:59-59. 2006
• Evaluating best practice guidelines..  Canadian Nurse.  101:18-23. 2005
• Urinary incontinence: common problem among women over 45..  Canadian Family Physician.  51:84-85. 2005
• Evaluating patient choice of typeface style and font size for written health information in an outpatient setting.  Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing.  7:94-98. 2003
• Review: anticholinergic drugs improve symptoms but increase dry mouth in adults with overactive bladder syndrome.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  6:49-49. 2003
• Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument in a survey of primary care physicians..  Journal of Family Practice.  51:952. 2002
• Urinary incontinence in Canada. National survey of family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices..  Canadian Family Physician.  48:86-92. 2002
• Review: pelvic floor muscle training is effective for stress or mixed urinary incontinence in women.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  4:116-116. 2001
• Dietary fiber for constipation in older adults: a systematic review.  Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing.  5:120-128. 2001
• Pelvic floor re-education reduced incontinence 1 year after radical prostatectomy.  Evidence-Based Nursing.  3:122-122. 2000
• Promoting Seniors' Health - Confronting the Issue of Incontinence.  Nursing Leadership.  12:13-17. 1999
• Urinary Incontinence Associated with Dementia.  Journal of The American Geriatrics Society.  43:286-294. 1995
• Letters to the editor.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.  9:243-246. 1994
• THE MANAGEMENT OF URINARY-INCONTINENCE IN DEMENTIA.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.  9:245-246. 1994
• Management of urinary retention after surgical repair of hip fracture..  CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL.  146:1185-1189. 1992
• Urinary incontinence: current overview of a prevalent problem..  Geriatrics: better medicine for midlife and beyond.  44:32-38. 1989