Henkel Qhesive Releases Innovative Solution of

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Henkel Qhesive Releases Innovative Solution of "Intelligent Adult Nursing"
In the face of aging population, intelligent technology will play a crucial role in improving the quality of life and dignity of the elderly. Henkel Qhesive Solutions showed how innovation will help solve the challenge of caring for incontinence patients: the recent long-term test of Smart Adult Care in an Italian sanatorium showed that digital diapers can improve the health of patients through more timely replacement, At the same time, it allows employees to focus on providing better care.

Intelligent adult care - part of Henkel Qhesive Solutions products, developed in cooperation with Smartz AG - transforms traditional diapers into intelligent, connected medical devices by directly printing flexible sensors onto the back panel of incontinence products. The printed sensor components interact with reusable pods and can remotely monitor humidity, movement, and temperature on web-based dashboards or applications through the cloud. The system can also detect falls and provide emergency notification to caregivers.

Intelligent solutions address one of the major challenges of managing incontinence. When people with physical or cognitive disabilities find it difficult to communicate their needs, caregivers must regularly check and/or change diapers according to established routines, which do not always match the appropriate intervention time. Later replacement may lead to health complications, such as incontinence related dermatitis and eventual decubitus ulcer, as well as frustration and discomfort caused by leakage. On the contrary, too frequent replacement will take up valuable staff time and cause more waste and cost due to excessive use of diapers. Any intervention method will affect personal comfort and dignity. Intelligent solutions eliminate guesswork through real-time alerts to provide the right care at the right time.

The experiment conducted in a nursing home with 180 beds in Italy aims to test the reliability of the solution and further develop practical insights and experience for implementation and maintenance. Twenty five residents with urinary incontinence participated in a three-month activity. Although the facility is already operating at a very efficient diaper usage level, Smart Adult Care can reduce diaper consumption and related costs by 16%. Therefore, the estimates of other institutions will be higher. In addition, the solution frees up staff time so they can focus on high-quality care, as each resident saves about 8 hours of incontinence management time per month. The leakage is reduced by 81%, which also brings significant improvement to the comfort and health of residents,

When describing the impact of Smart Adult Care, a nurse participating in the experiment said that the solution "is very good for residents from the perspective of skin, which can improve sleep and avoid wearing wet diapers for a long time." The staff involved also confirmed that they would recommend Smart Adult Care to other facilities. One of them pointed out that it "allows daily work to be organized in different ways" and "is particularly [useful] in times of staff shortage."

Ulrich Wagner, Business Development Manager of EIMEA Digital Health Solutions, explained: "Patients and nursing staff may find the challenge of incontinence unbearable both emotionally and physically, but this experiment shows that smart products can bring necessary relief." "In daily use, Smart Adult Care provides a practical solution to manage incontinence with higher sensitivity, while allowing nursing staff to focus on providing the best care."

Intelligent adult care is an innovation of Henkel Qhesive Solutions. With its trusted portfolio of intelligent solutions, Henkel Qhesive Solutions is promoting the digital transformation of the mass production industry. From smart wearable devices such as connected health devices to smart factories and smart home devices, this professional department provides innovative solutions for a wide range of industries.

"Henkel Qhesive Solutions takes advantage of big trends such as digital and Internet of Things devices to create solutions that are not only more intelligent but also improve people's lives," commented Stephan Busch ü ter, Digital Solutions Market Strategy Manager. "We combine Henkel's long-term experience in materials science and chemistry with intelligent analysis. At this integration point, we can improve and improve existing products and processes to address today's and tomorrow's problems. Intelligent adult care embodies this concept."