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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2011
Affiliation
Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. elstad@email.unc.edu
Authors
Elstad EA, Maserejian NN, McKinlay JB, Tennstedt SL
Studies
Citation
Elstad EA, Maserejian NN, McKinlay JB, Tennstedt SL. Fluid manipulation among individuals with lower urinary tract symptoms: a mixed methods study. J Clin Nurs 2011 Jan;20(1-2):156-65. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Abstract

To determine, qualitatively and quantitatively, how individuals use fluid manipulation to self-manage the urinary symptoms of daytime frequency, urgency and urine leakage and the underlying rationale for this behaviour.