The bother of anal incontinence and St. Mark's Incontinence Score

Paka C 1 , Atan IK 1 , Dietz HP 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Sydney Medical School Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Australia
  • 2 Sydney Medical School Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Australia. hpdietz2@bigpond.com
Tech Coloproctol, 2016 Feb;20(2):123-8.
PMID: 26573810 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-015-1397-z

Abstract

Patient self-report is important in the assessment of the impact of anal incontinence (AI) on quality of life. This study aimed to (1) determine the correlation between total St. Mark's Incontinence Score (SMIS) and a single-item visual analogue scale (VAS) for bother from AI, and (2) determine the correlation between individual components of SMIS and VAS.

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