Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of faecal incontinence and its related factors among patients in
a Malaysian academic setting.
Version:2Date:6 May 2014
Reviewer: Rick Nelson
Reviewer's report:
All issues addressed. I could go on and on about ascertainment bias, but that is a
problem with almost all reports in this field. The difference between what people
report (8.3%) and what constitutes the disease faecal incontinence in which
people smell in public places,or simply never go to public places, or who seek
medical treatment for their disease, all of which are much lower in prevalence
than reported rates such as yours, needs resolution. The Wexner scale has
multiple problems including not adequately separating flatus and seepage from
faecal incontinence and being frequency based, thus diminishing the importance
of constipation.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of faecal incontinence and its related factors among patients in
a Malaysian academic setting.
Version:2Date:6 May 2014
Reviewer: Rick Nelson
Reviewer's report:
All issues addressed. I could go on and on about ascertainment bias, but that is a
problem with almost all reports in this field. The difference between what people
report (8.3%) and what constitutes the disease faecal incontinence in which
people smell in public places,or simply never go to public places, or who seek
medical treatment for their disease, all of which are much lower in prevalence
than reported rates such as yours, needs resolution. The Wexner scale has
multiple problems including not adequately separating flatus and seepage from
faecal incontinence and being frequency based, thus diminishing the importance
of constipation.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of faecal incontinence and its related factors among patients in
a Malaysian academic setting.
Version:2Date:6 May 2014
Reviewer: Rick Nelson
Reviewer's report:
All issues addressed. I could go on and on about ascertainment bias, but that is a
problem with almost all reports in this field. The difference between what people
report (8.3%) and what constitutes the disease faecal incontinence in which
people smell in public places,or simply never go to public places, or who seek
medical treatment for their disease, all of which are much lower in prevalence
than reported rates such as yours, needs resolution. The Wexner scale has
multiple problems including not adequately separating flatus and seepage from
faecal incontinence and being frequency based, thus diminishing the importance
of constipation.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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