Culturally sensitive continence care: A qualitative study among South Asian Indian women in Leicester

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-593

  Doshani, Anjum ^a   Pitchforth, Emma ^b   Mayne, Christopher J ^a   Tincello, Douglas G ^b  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Culturally competent; Ethnicity; Qualitative; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIA; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 37749015260     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm058     Document Type: Article

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