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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 Mar 12;13(4):350–354. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.01.010

Table 1.

Management of Fecal Incontinence (Percent)

Variable Never/Rarely Sometimes Often/Always
I screen my patients with FI 17.9 27.9 54.1
I document FI in the patient’s chart 8.4 17.9 73.8
I further investigate the cause of FI 5.9 27.6 66.5
FI can be managed conservatively 3.3 37.3 59.3
FI has a negative impact on QoL 1.2 9.1 89.7
My patients are comfortable telling me about their FI 31.8 47.3 21.0