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Fecal incontinence score according to Vaizey et al. [28] |
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| Incontinent |
Never |
Rarely |
Sometimes |
Weekly |
Daily |
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| Solid stool |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Liquid stool |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Gas |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Alteration in lifestyle |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| No |
Yes |
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| Need to wear a pad or plug |
0 |
2 |
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| Taking constipating medication |
0 |
2 |
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| Lack of ability to infer defecation for 15 minutes |
0 |
4 |
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Minimum score = 0 = perfect continence; maximum score = 24 = totally incontinent Never: no episodes in the past 4 weeks; rarely: one episode in the past 4 weeks; sometimes: > 1 episode in the past 4 weeks, but < once a week; weekly: one or more episodes a week but < one a day; daily: one or more episodes a day | |||||
Bols et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:355 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-355 |
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