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Improving continence services for older people from the service-providers' perspective: a qualitative interview study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Dahlberg, L   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Metformin enhances external urethral sphincter integrity and restores continence via AMPK activation in a rat model of stress urinary incontinence

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The pathogenesis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is intimately associated with injury to the external urethral sphincter (EUS). In this study, we established an SUI model induced by double vaginal distension and demonstrated that metformin treatment activated the AMPK signaling in the EUS tissue.
Yuting Xu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training

open access: yesNursing Open, 2023
Aim The aim of the study was to explore practitioners' experiences and perspectives on continence training, in order to understand its relevance to practice and how take‐up of, and engagement with, such training may be improved.
John Percival   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary Incontinence

open access: yesJournal of Nihon University Medical Association, 2021
Urinary incontinence (UT) has considerable impacts on quality of life (QOL) and the num- ber of patients of it increases by age. Classifying UT based on the pathophysiology, it includes stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), overflow incontinence and functional urinary incontinence.
Tsuyoshi, Yoshizawa, Satoru, Takahashi
openaire   +3 more sources

Effects of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy on anorectal functions along with quality of life of the patient [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objectives and background:Hysterectomy is the most commonly performed major gynecological operation for both benign and malign gynecologic conditions.
Birsen, Onur   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time.
Jan Moellmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme horseshoe and circumanal anal fistulas-challenges in diagnosis and management

open access: yesTzu Chi Medical Journal, 2021
Objectives: Extreme horseshoe anal fistulas are rare, and there are little data on the diagnosis and management of these fistulas. Materials and Methods: Patients with horseshoe anal fistula, in which the fistula tract encircled more than 75% of the anal
Pankaj Garg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grooved Surface of the Obturator Internus Muscle With Two Distinct Adjacent Parts

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The specific anatomical features of the obturator internus, particularly those of its medial surface, remain insufficiently characterized. This study investigated the morphology of the obturator internus muscle by focusing on the shape of its medial surface and potential age‐related changes.
Satoru Muro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Falls Among Urban-Dwellers Aged 55 Years and Over in the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Falls are major issues affecting the older population with potentially serious complications, including fractures, head injury, institutionalization, fear of falling and depression. While risk factors for falls have been established across Western Europe
Deepa Alex   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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