Effectiveness of a new standardised Urinary continence Physiotherapy programme for Community-Dwelling older women in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-37

  Leong, B S ^a   Mok, Nicola W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER TRAINING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; URINARY CONTINENCE PHYSIOTHERAPY PROGRAMME; URINE INCONTINENCE; HOME FOR THE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 84922817257     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj134185     Document Type: Article

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