Publications by authors named "Greta Kringle"

Introduction: Existing survey instruments for bowel dysfunction in the pediatric population are either parent-reported or focus on non-neurogenic bowel dysfunction.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an adolescent-reported survey to assess the severity of bowel dysfunction in spina bifida patients and examine its impact on quality of life (QOL).

Study Design: We performed a cross-sectional study of patients in our Myelodysplasia Program, aged 11-17 years, with a history of constipation and/or fecal incontinence (FI) from November 2010 to June 2013.

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The purpose of this study was to perform a psychometric assessment of the Incontinence Symptom Index-Pediatric (ISI-P) in a cohort of adolescents with spina bifida (SB) and neuropathic urinary incontinence (UI) to test its validity and reliability. The ISI-P, an 11-item instrument with domains for symptom severity and impairment, was self-administered by subjects 11-17 years old with SB and UI. Controls were 11-17 years old, with nephrolithiasis and no history of UI.

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