Perceptions about female urinary incontinence: A systematic review

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 863-871

  Siddiqui, Nazema Y ^a   Levin, Pamela J ^b   Phadtare, Amruta ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a   Ammarell, Natalie ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Female urinary incontinence; Perceptions; Qualitative research; Systematic review; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITION; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELEVANCE APPROPRIATENESS TRANSPARENCY AND SOUNDNESS SCALE; REVIEW; SELF BLAME; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SHAME; STEREOTYPING;

FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SHAME; STEREOTYPING; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84903274728     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2276-7     Document Type: Review

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