Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Conditions
Keywords
women prolapse -Care Protocol
Brief summary
Pelvic organ prolapse is the descent of pelvic structures into the vagina due to ligament or muscular weakness. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is subcategorized according to the compartment of descent. Cystocele characterizes anterior wall herniation, rectocele refers to the posterior vaginal wall descent, and vaginal vault prolapse characterizes the descent of the uterus, cervix, or apex of the vagina. They can occur either singly or in combination
Detailed description
this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive nursing care protocol provided for nurses who provide direct care for women with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in gynecological in patients departments, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura University on their knowledge and practices as well as its impact on the women quality of life.
Interventions
OTHERa comprehensive nursing care protocol
a comprehensive nursing care protocol provided for nurses who provide direct care for women with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence on their knowledge and practices as well as its impact on the women quality of life
Sponsors
Delta University for Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All available nurses assigned for bed side care in the previous study settings and fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: * Age 20≥ 60 years * Willing to participate in the study * Both sex
Exclusion criteria
* nurses did not assign for bed side care in the previous study settings and not fulfill the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses knowledge structured interview | 3 months | two main parts. Part I: Lifestyle interventions: This part will be including items related to weight loss, reducing exacerbating activities (e.g. heavy lifting, coughing) and treating constipation, pelvic floor muscle exercises etc.) Part II: pessaries intervention: This part will be including items related to indication of pessaries use, pessary maintenance and follow-up, complications, various types of pessaries, etc.) The scoring system. This tool will be scored on 2 point Likert scale . The researcher will give (1) point for each correct answer and (0) point for each incorrect answer, or don't know. Total knowledge score will be summed, transferred to percent and categorized as follows: * poor (\<50% of the total score) * fair (50-≤80% of the total score) * good (≥80 |
| Nurses Observational Practices Checklist | 3 months | This tool will be scored on 4 point Likert scale for each item as follows: * Done correctly and completely (3) * Done but incompletely (2). * Done incorrectly (1). * Not done (0). The total score for nurses' practices was classified as the following; * A score of more than 75% was considered Satisfactory nursing practices. * A score of less than 75% was considered Unsatisfactory nursing practices. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed