Health literacy and disease understanding among aging women with pelvic floor disorders

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 340-343

  Anger, Jennifer T ^a   Lee, Una J ^b   Mittal, Brita M ^c   Pollard, Matthew E ^d   Tarnay, Christopher M ^e   Maliski, Sally ^e   Rogers, Rebecca G ^f  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Incontinence; Pelvic floor disorders; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; HEALTH; SURVEYS; UROLOGY;

DISEASE UNDERSTANDING; HEALTH LITERACY; INCONTINENCE; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHONE CALLS; PILOT STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84872248692     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31826fb8d3     Document Type: Article

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