Female pelvic floor dysfunction is a term applied to a wide variety of clinical conditions,
including urinary incontinence, anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sensory and …

This paper examines or current state of knowledge of the epidemiology of urinary
incontinence. The population studied was community-dwelling non-institutionalized …

Objectives: The aim was to assess the prevalence of any urinary leakage in an unselected
female population in Norway, and to estimate the prevalence of significant incontinence …

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to validate a simple severity index of female urinary
incontinence for subsequent use in an epidemiological survey. DESIGN--The index was …

In epidemiological surveys of female urinary incontinence, it is not feasible to demonstrate
urine loss objectively. The aim of this study was to develop a valid epidemiological …

OBJECTIVES: Prevalence estimates for urinary incontinence among community‐dwelling
adults vary from 2 to 55%. A review of the literature was undertaken to investigate the …

Objective: To examine prospectively the relation between psychosocial work characteristics
and changes in health related quality of life over four years in a cohort of working women in …

OBJECTIVES: To review the definition of the overactive bladder and to summarize the
results of epidemiologic studies on this specific disorder as well as urinary incontinence (UI) …

Objective To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in young
and middle‐aged women. Subjects and methods During 1998 the prevalence of overall …

In this report we focus on the epidemiology (distribution and determinants) of faecal
incontinence (FI), urinary incontinence (UI), and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We also …