Responsiveness and interpretability of incontinence severity scores and FIQL in patients with fecal incontinence: A secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 469-478

  Bols, E M J ^a   Hendriks, H J M ^a   Berghmans, L C M ^a   Baeten, C G M I ^a   De Bie, R A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale; Minimally important change; Psychometrics; Vaizey score; Wexner score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER TRAINING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FECAL INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERPRETABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPONSIVENESS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VAIZEY SCORE; WEXNER SCORE;

AGED; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84880532379     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1886-9     Document Type: Article

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