urinary incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:Complex intervention strategy for older women with urinary incontinence in the community, including physical assessment, health education, pelvic floor muscle exercise, reminder sup
Control group:The control group received health education. A seminar on urinary incontinence will be held in the community activity center for older women
a manual on urinary incontinence health education will be produced and distributed
and articles and short videos on urinary incontinence will be pushed through WeChat. The content of health education includes: knowledge about urinary incontinence which including the prevalence of ur
knowledge about pelvic floor muscle exercises which including the methods and benefits of pelvic floor muscle exercises, and the economic costs that may be incurred in the process of exercising.
Sponsors
Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (i) older women aged =60 years and able to walk to the community center; (ii) Suffering from mild or moderate urinary incontinence for more than 3 months (those who scored 1-14 on the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-short form); and (iii) Study subjects gave informed consent, participated voluntarily, and signed a consent form;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (i) those with terminal disease and expected survival = 12 months; (ii) those with dementia or severe significant cognitive impairment; (iii) those with Parkinson's disease and a history of Parkinson's syndrome, epilepsy, malignancy, etc.; (iv) those with severe functional deficits in vision, hearing, comprehension, etc., that impede the conduct of the study; and (v) those who are participating in other intervention programs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability of Intervention;Intervention Appropriateness;Feasibility of Intervention; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse events;Improvement in urinary incontinence symptoms;Improved quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWenqi Liu
Xiangya School of Public health, Central South University
Outcome results
None listed