Telephone vs. face-to-face biofeedback for fecal incontinence: Comparison of two techniques in 239 patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2281-2288

  Byrne, Christopher M ^a,b   Solomon, Michael J ^a,b   Rex, Jenny ^a   Young, Jane M ^b   Heggie, Donna ^a   Merlino, Christine ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal; Biofeedback; Comparative Trial; Fecal; Incontinence; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; TELECONSULTATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30444441479     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0198-2     Document Type: Article

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