Comparison of group and individual physiotherapy for female urinary incontinence in primary care

Physiotherapy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 235-242

  Demain, Sara ^a   Smith, Jan Fereday ^b   Hiller, Louise ^c   Dziedzic, Krysia ^d  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female urinary incontinence (FUI); Group treatment; Physiotherapy; Randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINEUM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0035013851     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60784-5     Document Type: Article

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