Moderating perceptions of bother reports by individuals experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1229-1238

  Botelho, Elizabeth M ^a   Elstad, Emily A ^b   Taubenberger, Simone P ^b   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

community and public health; health seeking; interviews; qualitative analysis; semistructured; sensitive topics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80051530041     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311405682     Document Type: Article

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