Adequate Relief of Fecal Incontinence at End of Treatment
At the end of treatment, the subject is asked, "Compared to before you started home health care, have you experienced adequate relief of your fecal incontinence symptoms? [Responses: yes or no]". A responder is anyone answering yes. A treatment would be judged successful if there was at least 10% more responders in the active compared to the control groups.
Adequate Relief of Fecal Incontinence at Follow Up
At follow up 6 months after the end of treatment, the subject is asked, "Compared to before you started home health care, have you experienced adequate relief of your fecal incontinence symptoms? [Responses: yes or no]". A responder to treatment is a subject who answers "yes". When applied to group analysis, a treatment is regarded as effective if the responder rate is at least 10% greater in the active treatment arm compared to the control arm. This measure is not recorded at baseline because it is undefined until treatment has been provided.
MHQ Severity Scale at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. Severity is one of 8 MHQ subscales. This subscale has a range of 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate greater severity of QOL impact.
MHQ Severity Scale at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate greater impact on quality of life.
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale at End of Treatment
Validated questionnaire developed to assess the psychosocial and health burden experienced by a family caregiver of the identified patient. The 22-items ask about behaviors and feelings of caregivers on a 6-step ordinal scale (never to almost always). The scale is valid for caregivers of individuals with diverse chronic disabilities (dementia, advanced cancer, acquired brain injury). The scale has good internal consistency. Total scores range 0-66, and 21 or greater is interpreted as high burden (J Clin Epidemiol 2010;63:535-42). Subscales (role and personal strain) have been described but are unreliable so total scores were used.
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale at Follow Up
Validated questionnaire developed to assess the psychosocial and health burden experienced by a family caregiver of the identified patient. The total score range is from 0 to 66. Higher scores indicate greater severity of burden on the family.
Fecal Incontinence Frequency at End of Treatment
OASIS question M1620: Bowel incontinence frequency. Response options are:
0 - Very rarely or never has bowel incontinence
- Less than once weekly
- One to three times weekly
- Four to six times weekly
- On a daily basis
- More often than once daily
Urinary Incontinence Status Change From Baseline to End of Treatment
OASIS question M1610: Urinary incontinence or urinary catheter presence. Response options are:
0 - No incontinence or catheter (includes anuria or ostomy for urinary drainage)
- Patient is incontinent
- Patient requires a urinary catheter (i.e., external, indwelling, intermittent, suprapubic)
Admission to Nursing Home at End of Treatment
Was patient admitted to a nursing home for one or more days at any time between enrollment and follow-up 7-8 months after treatment onset.
MHQ Incontinence Impact at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Incontinence Impact at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Role Limitations at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Role Limitations at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Physical Limitations at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Physical Limitations at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Social Limitations at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Social Limitations at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Personal Relationships at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Personal Relationships at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Emotions at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Emotions at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Sleep Energy at End of Treatment
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.
MHQ Sleep Energy at Follow Up
Quality of life scale specific to fecal incontinence. This is one of 8 subscales. This subscale has a range of 0-100, with higher scores signifying greater impairment in quality of life.