Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Pelvic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Women's health, Community education, Underserved population
Brief summary
It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation. To address this issue, a movement-based pelvic health education course was developed to assess women's knowledge and adherence of the exercises in an underserved region in Western Arkansas.The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a single movement-based pelvic health education session on general pelvic health knowledge, underactive pelvic floor, and overactive pelvic floor knowledge and adherence to performing pelvic exercises in women.
Interventions
OTHERMovement-based pelvic health education
A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.
Sponsors
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * female-identifying * ability to speak English or provide own translator * ability to complete the questionnaires * clearance from physician if pregnant * access to internet
Exclusion criteria
-Experiencing pelvic pain and/or pregnant and does not have physician clearance to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Acquisition | 1 month | Participants complete a questionnaire pre, post, and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire includes true/false questions: 10 general knowledge, 10 underactive pelvic floor, 10 overactive pelvic floor. The more correct answers the participant submits, the higher the score. Answer options: True, False, I don't know. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise Adherence | 1 month | Participants complete a questionnaire pre-session and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire included questions related to the number of times per week the participant implemented pelvic floor movements and options were: Never less than once a week about once a week 2 or 3 times a week at least once a day twice on most days twice each day |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed