Table 1

The General and Incontinence related Characteristics of Participants

Table 2

Differences in Urinary Incontinence according to General & Incontinence related Characteristics

Table 3

Differences in Difficulty of ADL, Incontinence Stress, Depression according to Urinary Incontinence

Table 4

Correlation among Urinary Symptom, Difficulty of ADL, Incontinence Stress, and Depression

Table 5

Coping Behavior of Incontinence

^†Multiple select.

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