Impact of anal incontinence on psychosocial function and health-related quality of life

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1627-1631

  Crowell, Michael D ^a,b   Schettler, V Ann ^a,b   Lacy, Brian E ^a   Lunsford, Tisha N ^b   Harris, Lucinda A ^b   DiBaise, John K ^b   Jones, Michael P ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal Incontinence; Anxiety; Depression; Fecal incontinence; Psychosocial; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FECES; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

EID: 34249885301     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9249-3     Document Type: Article

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