Improve Your Quality of Life
Patients receiving Solesta experienced a 3X greater improvement in their Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQOL) Lifestyle score vs. the control group1
Fecal Incontinence can have a dramatic impact on your quality of life- limiting your daily activities and affecting your relationships. However, some people avoid seeking treatment because of embarrassment or feeling that this is a part of growing older.
The Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQOL) Scale measures the impact fecal incontinence has on a patient’s life.2
The scale consists of a questionnaire that measures four categories: Lifestyle, Coping & Behavior, Embarrassment and Depression & Self-Perception:2
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Category ranges: 1-4 for Lifestyle, Coping & Behavior and Embarrassment; 1-6 for Depression & Self-perception
Results from the Solesta Pivotal Trial with 206 patients surveyed using the FIQOL scale:3
Measured impact on quality of life1
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3X greater improvement in Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQOL) Lifestyle score for patients receiving Solesta vs control group1
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>50% improved Embarrassment and Coping/Behavior scores at 12 months1
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References
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Solesta [Package Insert]. Santa Barbara, CA: Palette Life Sciences.
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Rockwood TH, Church JM, Fleshman JW, et al. Fecal incontinence quality of life scale: quality of life instrument for patients with fecal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2000;43:9-16.
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Graf W, Mellgren KE, et al; for NASHA Dx Study Group. Efficacy of dextranomer in stabilised hyaluronic acid for treatment of faecal incontinence: a randomised, sham-controlled trial. Lancet. 2011;377(9770):997-1003.