Long-term outcomes of pelvic floor exercise and biofeedback treatment for patients with fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 997-1003

  Pager, Chet K ^a,b   Solomon, Michael J ^a,b   Rex, Jenny ^a,b   Roberts, Rachael A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Fecal incontinence; Follow up; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PELVIC FLOOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036677966     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6350-6     Document Type: Article

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