Self-care practices used by older men and women to manage urinary incontinence: Results from the national follow-up survey on self-care and aging

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 894-902

  Johnson, T M ^b,c   Kincade, J E ^a,d   Bernard, S L ^d,e   Busby Whitehead, J ^d   DeFriese, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disposable pad use; Fecal incontinence; Self care practices; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; SELF CARE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033895281     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb06885.x     Document Type: Article

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