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Fecal incontinence quality of life scale

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2000 · Vol. 43(1) · pp. 9–16

Todd Rockwood✉(University of Minnesota)James M. Church(Cleveland Clinic)James W. Fleshman(Barnes-Jewish Hospital)Robert L Kane(University of Minnesota)Constantinos Mavrantonis(Cleveland Clinic)Alan G. Thorson(Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates)Steven D. Wexner(University of Minnesota)Donna Z. Bliss(University of Minnesota)Ann C. Lowry(University of Minnesota)

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Abstract

The psychometric evaluation of the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale showed that this fecal incontinence-specific quality of life measure produces both reliable and valid measurement.

Pelvic floor disorders treatments Diverticular Disease and Complications Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesFecal incontinenceCronbach's alphaQuality of life (healthcare)Scale (ratio)MedicineConvergent validityPsychometricsReliability (semiconductor)Clinical psychologyPsychology

MeSH terms

Adaptation, PsychologicalDepressionFecal IncontinenceFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal DiseasesHealth StatusHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality of LifeSelf ConceptShame

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