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. 2015 Nov 1;24(11):940–949. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5230

Table 3.

Impact of the ePAQ-PF Intervention on Urinary and Fecal Incontinence Discussion Rates and Treatment in the Full Sample and in Those Reporting Incontinence

  All participants Past month incontinence
  ePAQ-PF intervention Control OR [95% CI] ePAQ-PF intervention Control OR [95% CI]
Urinary incontinence
All ages n = 145 n = 139   n = 94 n = 87  
Clinic note mentiona 27% 19% 1.6 [0.9–2.8] 42% 25% 2.2 [1.1–4.1]*
Discussed (patient report)b 33% 22% 1.7 [1.0–2.9]* 46% 33% 1.7 [0.9–3.1]
MD/NP askedc 18% 4% 4.8 [1.9–12.1]*** 23% 6% 4.9 [1.7–13.5]**
Treated/referreda 16% 11% 1.7 [0.8–3.2] 25% 15% 1.9 [0.9–4.0]
Age 40–59 n = 101 n = 90   n = 64 n = 54  
Clinic note mentiona 26% 23% 1.1 [0.6–2.2] 40% 30% 1.6 [0.8–3.4]
Discussed (patient report)b 33% 27% 1.4 [0.7–2.6] 48% 41% 1.3 [0.6–2.9]
MD/NP askedc 19% 7% 3.2 [1.2–8.3]* 25% 9% 3.2 [1.1–9.5]*
Treated/referreda 20% 11% 2.0 [0.9–4.6] 22% 19% 1.6 [0.6–3.9]
Age ≥60 years n = 43 n = 49   n = 30 n = 33  
Clinic note mention 33% 12% 3.8 [1.2–11.8]* 47% 18% 4.3 [1.3–14.1]*
Discussed (patient report) 33% 14% 2.9 [1.0–8.1]* 43% 21% 2.8 [0.9–8.6]
MD/NP asked 16% 0% (p = 0.003)**,f 20% 0% (p = 0.007)**,f
Treated/referred 21% 8% 3.1 [0.9–10.8] 30% 9% 4.3 [1.0–17.7]*
Fecal incontinence
All ages n = 144 n = 139   n = 20 n = 21  
Clinic note mentiona 3% 2% 1.3 [0.3–5.9] 20% 10% 2.1 [0.5–8.6]
Discussed (patient report)d 14% 6% 2.5 [1.1–6.0]* 35% 15% 3.5 [0.9–13.0]
MD/NP askede 9% 3% 3.5 [1.1–11.0]* 17% 5% 4.0 [0.4–42.4]
Treated/referreda 1% 1% 1.0 [0.1–6.9] 10% 10% 1.1 [0.1–8.3]
*

p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 (Pearson chi-squared).

a

Missing = 1.

b

Missing = 4.

c

Missing = 6.

d

Missing = 7.

e

Missing = 8.

f

Unable to calculate OR since reference is 0.

CI, confidence interval; NP, nurse practitioner; OR, odds ratio.