Fecal Incontinence in Old Age, Urinary Incontinence in Old Age
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to obtain data about the effectiveness, reach, adoption, and implementation potential of an innovative, combined urinary/bowel continence workshop through a randomized controlled trial in six Wisconsin communities. This three-session workshop is based on proven principles of behavior change addressing urinary and bowel continence self-management and health education and has been developed specifically for administration to women age 50 and older in senior centers. We hypothesize that workshop participants will experience improvements in urinary and bowel incontinence symptoms, will have increased levels of care-seeking and self-efficacy for these conditions, and will maintain the self-management strategies taught in the workshop 3 months following completion of the workshop. We further hypothesize that this workshop will reach its intended target population (independent senior women with incontinence) and will improve their mental health by destigmatizing the condition of incontinence.
Interventions
This three-session workshop is based on proven principles of behavior change addressing urinary and bowel continence self-management and health education and has been developed specifically for administration to women age 50 and older in senior centers.
Sponsors
Wisconsin Partnership Program
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* qualifying symptoms within last 3 months * able to speak English * lives independently
Exclusion criteria
* new treatment for target symptoms within last 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Symptom Improvement | 3 months after treatment group completes intervention | Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) regarding bladder or bowel incontinence |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 | 3 months after treatment group completes intervention | validated instrument |
| Geriatric Self-Efficacy for Urinary Incontinence (GSE-UI) | 3 months after treatment group completes intervention | validated instrument |
| Barriers to Care-seeking for Accidental Bowel Leakage (BCABL) | 3 months after treatment group completes intervention | validated instrument |
| Barriers to Incontinence Care-seeking (BICS-Q) | 3 months after treatment group completes intervention | validated instrument |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed