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dc.contributor.advisorEllerbeck, Edward F.
dc.contributor.authorGriebling, Tomas L.
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-29T05:15:13Z
dc.date.available2008-09-29T05:15:13Z
dc.date.issued2008-07-29
dc.date.submitted2008
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations2.umi.com/ku:2659
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4237
dc.description.abstractUrinary incontinence (UI) and fecal incontinence (FI) commonly occur after stroke. The causes are multifactorial. Both conditions can negatively impact recovery, care needs, and health-related quality of life. This study examined if clinical characteristics assessed within two weeks after stroke (baseline) predicted continence at 6 months. The Kansas City Stroke Study, a prospective cohort of 459 subjects examined longitudinally for 6 months using validated functional assessment tools, was used for this analysis. Baseline predictor variables were compared to final continence outcomes assessed with the Barthel Index. Of the 321 eligible subjects who were continent of bladder and bowel pre-stroke, 64 had UI, 48 had FI, and 28 had both at 6 months. Multiple logistic regression models showed age and UI at baseline to be independent predictors for UI. Age, stroke severity, visual impairment, and lack of independence for dressing at baseline were independent predictors for FI at 6 months.
dc.format.extent83 pages
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectUrinary incontinence
dc.subjectFecal incontinence
dc.subjectStroke
dc.subjectBladder
dc.subjectBowel
dc.titlePredictors of Urinary and Fecal Continence Status After Stroke
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberLai, Sue Min
dc.contributor.cmtememberReker, Dean M.
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplinePreventive Medicine and Public Health
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.Ph.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid6857333
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