Psychometric evaluation of a new patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating anal incontinence symptoms and impact on quality of life: The ICIQ-B

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1235-1250

  Cotterill, Nikki ^a   Norton, Christine ^b   Avery, Kerry N L ^c   Abrams, Paul ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052723297     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182272128     Document Type: Article

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