Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Miranda A. Farage

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• Research Article
  The Association Between Perception of Sensitive Skin and Objective and Subjective Measures in Women with Urinary Incontinence
  Author(s): Mylissa M. Trowbridge, Richard Cheng and Miranda A. FarageMylissa M. Trowbridge, Richard Cheng and Miranda A. Farage
  
  Purpose: To determine the prevalence of perceived sensitive skin in urinary incontinent women, and explore associations with objective and subjective measures. Methods: A sensitive skin questionnaire was administered to 122 predominantly obese, frequent urinary incontinent women normally using protective underwear and recruited from the general population in St. Petersburg, Florida and San Antonio, Texas between October 2013 and February 2014. Their sensitive skin perception was compared with: 1) genital erythema, transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in the population, and subgroups of diabetic/menopausal status, and 2) product-related experiences. ]Results: Population of 72% postmenopausal, 82% non-diabetic women, reported overall (62%), facial (50%), genital (41%), and body (39%) skin sensitivity. No statistical differences or trends found with diabetic/menopausal profile. Sensitive ski.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000221

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