ArticleNeurogastroenterology and motility2018
Relationship between symptoms and quality of life in fecal incontinence.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Prevalence of Fecal Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2024Pooled it
- Is percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) effective for fecal incontinence (FI) in adults compared with sham electrical stimulation? A meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Pooled it
- A randomized double-blind trial of clonidine and colesevelam for women with fecal incontinence.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2024Trial
- Sensation of Incomplete Evacuation in Patients With Fecal Incontinence: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Tertiary Referral Cohort.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Accelerated aging mediates the association between fecal incontinence and mortality: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Bowel Diary for Fecal Incontinence: Comparison With a Questionnaire.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- Faecal incontinence with concurrent disorders of gut-brain interaction: A worse outcome.United European gastroenterology journal · 2024Article
- Patient-reported Bowel Function and Bowel-related Quality of Life After Pelvic Radiation for Rectal Adenocarcinoma: The Impact of Radiation Fractionation and Surgical Resection.Clinical colorectal cancer · 2023Article
- Faecal incontinence in adults.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Comparative effectiveness of biofeedback and injectable bulking agents for treatment of fecal incontinence: Design and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- The severity of symptoms is insufficient to predict major alterations to quality of life of patients with fecal incontinence or chronic constipation.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost measures of fecal incontinence (FI) severity assess the frequency of solid and liquid FI, but may incorporate other features. We compared two scales-the Fecal Incontinence Severity Score (FISS) and Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI)-to determine which questionnaire and which individual questions predict FI Quality of Life (FIQOL).
methodsA national sample of American adults completed a health questionnaire, and 234 with monthly FI were selected. Participants completed assessments of FI severity, FIQOL, and somatization. Stepwise linear regression models evaluated whether FISS and FISI total scores, or individual items on the FISS and FISI predicted FIQOL after adjusting for gender, age, income, and somatization (Brief Symptom Inventory-18). KEY
resultsReliable responses were provided by 186. Age was 49 years, and 52% were women. The mean FISS score was 8.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.0-8.9, 13 questions) and mean FISI was 29.9 (95% CI 27.4-32.4, 62 questions), indicating moderate FI severity. The mean FIQOL was 2.6 (95% CI 2.4-2.7, 5 questions). Lower income, greater somatization, and total FISS and FISI scores explained 69% of FIQOL; and total FISS and FISI scores were independent predictors. On the FISS, frequency, amount, and urgency to defecate were independently associated with FIQOL. After adding somatization, all but amount remained significant. For the FISI scale, solid and liquid FI and gas were significant predictors, but adjusting for somatization excluded solid FI. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES: Five variables independently explained FIQOL: overall frequency of FI, frequency of liquid and gas leakage, urgency, and somatization.
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