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Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect
  The results of clinical trials must be interpreted with care, recognizing that they may be affected by factors other than the items being tested. Different garments were routinely supplied from two distribution centres in Edinburgh, Urocare to the majority of patients in North Lothian and Hygi to those in South Lothian. One hundred patients were recruited and a crossover comparative trial carried out. The response in the two areas was different. Whereas patients in South Lothian found no significant difference between the two garments, those in North Lothian rated the Hygi garment better in terms of comfort (p=0.01), leakage (p

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    30 November 1988

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    SAGE Publications

  • DOI:

    10.1177/026921558800200403

  • Cross Ref:

    10.1177/026921558800200403

  • ISSN:

    0269-2155

  • Library of Congress:

    RC1200 Sports Medicine

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    613 Personal health & safety

Citation

Hanley, J., Beveridge, M., Aitken, C., Hunter, J., Dick, T., & Prescott, R. (1988). Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect. Clinical Rehabilitation, 2(4), 285-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/026921558800200403

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Keywords

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation

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