Patent ID: 8015027

Claim:
A method for recommending a disposable absorbent incontinence article to be used by an incontinent person, comprising the steps of: (a) Providing a product recommendation device comprising a central processing unit, a data storage means, and an output means; (b) Inputting information into the product recommendation device about absorbent incontinence articles which are currently used by the incontinent person; (c) Processing the information using the product recommendation device; (d) Providing output in the form of a selection of at least one disposable absorbent incontinence article from a database of predetermined disposable absorbent incontinence articles based on the information processed by the product recommendation device; (e) Inputting information into the product recommendation device about the quality of life of a caregiver who takes care of an incontinent person, wherein the step of inputting information comprises the step of indicating a question and a plurality of possible answers for selection and inputting one or more answers to the question; (f) Processing a value of the quality of life based on the received information in accordance with a predetermined algorithm using the product recommendation device; (g) Providing output in the form of the value of the quality of life; (h) Providing a predetermined level of the value of the quality of life; and (i) repeating steps (a)-(d) if the value of the quality of life is less than the predetermined level.