The study is to pilot-test an innovative, combined urinary/bowel continence workshop in two Wisconsin communities. Between 8-15 women with incontinence will be enrolled in each of the two pilot communities and will complete three 90-minute workshop sessions over a 6 week period.
The pilot study will use mixed methods to compare pre- and post-workshop data about urinary and bowel incontinence symptoms and care-seeking from workshop participants as well as information about workshop acceptability from workshop participants and community partners. The study is expected to last 6 months from initial IRB approval through data analysis and workshop revision. This research will provide preliminary data for a larger test of this workshop in four diverse Wisconsin Communities, followed by a randomized, controlled trial and subsequent dissemination research study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
56
3 workshop sessions over a one-month period using self-efficacy and health behavior change to improve incontinence symptoms and promote care-seeking if symptoms do not improve sufficiently
urinary incontinence symptoms for participant with bladder symptoms
1. Change in Urinary Distress Inventory-6 Subscale of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 from baseline 2. Patient Global Impression of Improvement in urinary symptoms at 3 month follow up
Time frame: 3 months after workshop completion
bowel incontinence symptoms for participant with bowel symptoms
1. Change in Colorectal Anal Distress Inventory-8 Subscale of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 from baseline 2. Patient Global Impression of Improvement in bowel symptoms at 3 month follow up
Time frame: 3 months after workshop completion
geriatric self-efficacy score for urinary incontinence
Difference between baseline and 3 month follow up on Geriatric Self-Efficacy for Urinary Incontinence scale
Time frame: 3 months after workshop completion
barriers to care-seeking for urinary incontinence
Score on the Barriers to Incontinence Care-Seeking Questionnaire (BICS-Q) at three month follow up as compared to baseline
Time frame: 3 months after workshop completion
barriers to care-seeking for accidental bowel leakage
Barriers to Care-Seeking for Accidental Bowel Leakage responses - difference from baseline to 3 month follow up
Time frame: 3 months after workshop completion
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