This study investigated whether British women prefer to crouch over public toilet seats, and measured the effect of such a voiding position on urine flow rate and residual urine volume. Of 528 consecutive women who attended a general gynaecological clinic and completed an anonymous questionnaire, 85% usually crouched over the toilet when using a public convenience, 12% applied paper to the seat...

S. Lembo 1 , L. Panariello 1 , C. Lembo 1 F. Ayala 1 1 Department of Dermatology, "Federico II" University of Naples, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Nap Correspondence to Serena Lembo Department of Dermatology "Federico II" University of Naples via Pansini 5 80131 Naples Italy Tel: 0039 3392197801 Fax: 0039 0817462442 e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © Blackwell Munksgaard 2008

This study evaluated the benefits of enhanced toilet training delivered through the Internet for children with encopresis. Twenty-four children with encopresis were randomly assigned to the Internet intervention group (Web) or no Internet intervention group (No-Web). All participants continued to receive routine care from their primary care physician. The Web participants demonstrated greater i...

OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of toilet facilities available for disabled people in a large provincial teaching hospital. DESIGN Survey of toilet facilities for patients on the wards and in the outpatient department. SETTING Teaching hospital in Leeds. RESULTS Although the quality of toilet facilities varied, none met the standards recommended by the British Standards Institution. The w...