Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Keywords
Mobile Application, Child, Quality of Life
Brief summary
The study included 2 stages: In the first, a mobile application with content including urotherapy training and patient follow-up was developed. In the second, a pilot study with the developed mobile application was carried out with 10 children.
Detailed description
The study include two stages. In the first, a mobile application was developed that can be used by children with urinary incontinence and their parents. The mobile application includes the training on urinary incontinence and urotherapy in children as well as all the test results of the child and ensures the follow-up of the children's compliance with the treatment. The developed mobile application is operatable on smartphones and tablets with Android and IOS operating systems. This was followed by the second phase, during which the mobile application developed was pilot tested with 10 children. Based on the feedback received from the users, the mobile application was finalized. Mobile application development process 1. Content Creation For Goals 2. Interface design development on MS Word and Photoshop 3. Evaluation by specialists for content and design 4. Converting to mobile application on Android and IOS platforms 5. A pilot study with 10 children to evaluate the usability and suitability of the application 6. Get feedback on the mobile app 7. Based on this feedback, the mobile application was revised. 8. Its final version was created
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMobile Application
a mobile application was developed that can be used by children with urinary incontinence and their parents.
Sponsors
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The child has day and/or night urinary incontinence, * The child is between 7-12 years of age, * Family members and children can use mobile applications, * Family members have a smartphone, * The child and family members volunteers to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* The child has a mental or neurological disability, * The child has a developmental delay, * The child has previously received treatment for urinary incontinence, * The child has a communication problem, * The child has a history of surgery related to the urinary tract, * The child has a psychiatric diagnosis, * The child has a urinary tract infection, * The child has a radiological pathology on ultrasound, * The child has a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mobile application development | six months | a mobile application was developed that can be used by children with urinary incontinence and their parents. The mobile application includes the training on urinary incontinence and urotherapy in children as well as all the test results of the child and ensures the follow-up of the children's compliance with the treatment. The developed mobile application is operatable on smartphones and tablets with Android and IOS operating systems. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pilot tested | one month | This was followed by the second phase, during which the mobile application developed was pilot tested with 10 children. Based on the feedback received from the users, the mobile application was finalized. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed