Effects of introducing a specialized nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 631-640

  Du Moulin, M F M T ^a   Hamers, J P H ^a   Paulus, A ^b   Berendsen, C L ^c   Halfens, R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36348930431     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000299814.98230.13     Document Type: Article

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