The effect of obesity on fecal incontinence symptom distress, quality of life, and diagnostic testing measures in women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1733-1738

  Ellington, David R ^a   Polin, Michael R ^a   Szychowski, Jeff M ^b   Deng, Luqin ^b   Richter, Holly E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Fecal incontinence; Obesity; Quality of life; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FECAL INCONTINENCE SEVERITY INDEX; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL COMPONENT SUMMARY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; MODIFIED MANCHESTER QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SUMMARY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; SHORT FORM 12;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84892740757     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2103-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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