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Prevalence of urinary incontinence in middle aged and older women — a survey-based methodological experiment
Author(s)	Nancy H Fultz, A Regula Herzog
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 4, November 2000
Pages	pp 459-469
Keywords	Incontinence ; Older women ; Methodology ; Questionnaires.
Annotation	Variation in the extent to which surveys promote complete and accurate reporting may help explain the wide range of published prevalence estimates, for example, of urinary incontinence (UI). This survey's objective was to determine whether self-reports of urinary incontinence (UI) are influenced by the context in which survey questions are presented. Respondents to a nationally representative telephone survey in the US were randomly assigned one of two questionnaire forms; both forms contained the same incontinence question. One form included an introduction and follow-up probe, which acknowledged the embarrassment of discussing incontinence and stressed the importance of thorough reporting. Use of the introduction and probe produced a significantly higher prevalence rate, with the effect varying by respondent's age. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001219215 A
Classmark	CTM: BD: 3D: 3DA
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