To determine whether women exposed to the continence promotion intervention will report improved urinary symptoms and quality of life, and lower incontinence-related stigma and falls than women who receive a control intervention at one-year post-intervention.
This is a cluster-randomized 4-site intervention study testing the effect of a continence-promotion intervention on: 1. Improved urinary symptoms and quality of life 2. Reduction in falls 3. Reduction in stigma A cost-effectiveness component will also be included
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
910
Interactive group education workshop promoting continence
Interactive group education workshop about general health
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Université de Poitiers
Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France
University of Brunel
Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Self-reported improvement in urinary incontinence
Patient global impression of improvement questionnaire Sandvik severity index ICIQ-FLUTS
Time frame: 1 year
Falls
Reduction in incontinence-related falls measured by fall diary
Time frame: 1 year
Reduction in incontinence related stigma and quality of life
Measured with the Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire (IQOL)
Time frame: 1 year
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