Pelvic floor muscle training effect on urinary incontinence knowledge, attitudes, and severity: An experimental study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-37

  Liao, Yuan Mei ^a,b   Dougherty, Molly C ^a   Liou, Yuh Shu ^b   Tseng, Ing Jy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor muscle training; Urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; WOMEN;

EID: 28444434196     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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