The effect of advanced behavioral technique on severity of urinary incontinence and quality of life among women

Abstract

Background: newlineThere have been many studies on female urinary incontinence in India, on incidence, newlineprevalence, risk factors and management, but one on the effect of PFME on degrees of newlineseverity and quality of life among women. newlineObjectives: newlineMajor objectives of this study were to; newline1) Assess the severity of urinary incontinence among women with stress urinary newlineincontinence. newline2) Assess quality of life of women with stress urinary incontinence before newlineimplementation of Pelvic floor muscle exercises. newline3) Evaluate the effectiveness of Pelvic floor muscle exercises on quality of life of newlinewomen with stress urinary incontinence. newlineDesign and settings: newlineStudy was conducted using, Pre-experimental, One Group Pre-test Post-test design. newlineMaterials and methods: newlineSample were identified as per inclusion criteria for the study, Purposive sampling newlineadopted explained about newlinequestionnaire as data collection tool. Written informed consent obtained on agreement of newlineparticipation in the study. Demonstration of pelvic floor muscle exercise was done. newlineRedemonstrations of PFME taken in the same sitting. Women were informed to practice newlinethese exercises four times in day for minimum 8-10 muscle contractions and relaxation newlineeach time for a period of 4 weeks and maintain daily exercise diary sheet given to them newlinefor this period. They were called for follow-up every week at the study setting to check newlinetheir performance and technique of PFME. At the end of 4 week the daily exercise diary newlinerecord was collected back to check compliance to intervention requirements and to newlinedecide inclusion of sample data into final analysis or exclusion from it. Severity newlinequestionnaire re-administered as a part of post-test and collected. newlineResults: newlinei. Majority (86.66%) study samples were in the age group of 25-50 years. newlineii. (85%) of them were educated newlineiii. (46.7%) were primipara with equal number with 2-3 children and 3.3had given newlinebirth to 4, 5 children. newlineiv. Age of delivery was below 18 years for (55%) samples and others up-to the age newlineof 29 years. newlinev. (81.67%) had FTND whereas, equal (5%) had