What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 689-696

  Horrocks, Sue ^a   Somerset, Maggie ^b   Stoddart, Helen ^c   Peters, Tim J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older people; Service use barriers; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SHAME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 10644234586     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh622     Document Type: Article

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