Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2020
We evaluated the structure (i.e., the different training parts), contents (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: ¹³C breath test analysis requires accurate ¹³CO₂measurements.
Aim: To perform a multicentre study to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of breath ¹³CO₂analysis.
Methods: Two series of 25 paired randomly coded tubes (each consisting of 23 ¹³CO₂-enriched breath samples and two samples of standard reference pure CO₂with certified δ ¹³C(PDB)) were sent to participating centres for ¹³CO₂measurement.
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct
March 1998
This study investigated the changes in quality of life following a randomized controlled 6-week trial of bladder training in 123 older women with urinary incontinence. Both clinical (diary, pad test) and quality of life measures (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D)) and visual analog scales on symptom burden were obtained at baseline, 6 weeks and 6 months following treatment. All subscales and the composite scale of the IIQ and the visual analog scales were significantly improved following bladder training, with effects maintained 6 months later.
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