Open AccessFaecal incontinence and health related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease patients: Findings from a tertiary care center in South Asia
Author(s) -
Duminda Subasinghe,
Navarathna Mudiyanselage Meththananda Navarathna,
Dharmabandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2150-5349
DOI - 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i3.447
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , fecal incontinence , quality of life (healthcare) , demographics , disease , feces , tertiary care , defecation , gastroenterology , demography , nursing , paleontology , sociology , biology
To analyze the frequency and severity of faecal incontinence (FI) and its effect on the quality of life (QOL) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.