A reliable, valid instrument to assess patient knowledge about urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1283-1289

  Shah, Aparna D ^a   Massagli, Michael P ^b   Kohli, Neeraj ^a   Rajan, Sujatha S ^a   Braaten, Kari P ^a   Hoyte, Lennox ^c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PATIENTSLIKEME INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Pelvic organ prolapse; Reliability; Urinary incontinence; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLAPSE AND INCONTINENCE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 49749110353     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0631-x     Document Type: Article

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