Lessons learned: Impact of a continence promotion activity for older community-dwelling women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 540-544

  Tannenbaum, C ^a   Drali, R ^a   Holroyd Leduc, J ^b   Richard, L ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continence promotion; Effectiveness; Healthcare seeking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SELF CARE; URINE VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77953608401     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20800     Document Type: Article

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