Elderly Urinary Incontinence Caregiver Burden

Ankara Medipol University80 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the severity of urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly patients and its impact on the burden of care in their family caregivers.

The objective was to evaluate the severity of urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly patients and its impact on the burden of care in their family caregivers. The study is a descriptive, cross-sectional and relationship-seeking type of research. It was conducted prospectively with 80 elderly(≥65 years of age) patients with UI and their family caregivers who applied to the urology clinic between June and December 2021. The data was collected using the "Socio-Demographic Characteristics Data Collection Form". UI was assessed by "International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form(ICIQ-UI-SF)" and caregiver burden by means of Zarit Burden Scale(ZBI) form.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Caregiver Burden Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

no interventionOTHER

no intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The primary caregiver family member (mother, father, spouse, sibling, child), appropriate cognitive and mental health to respond to the applied forms, constant patient care * The patient's being 65 years and older and diagnosed with urinary incontinence. Exclusion Criteria: * The family member who did not volunteer to participate in the study

Locations (1)

Ankara Medipol University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form

It is a reliable and useful form developed to examine the effect of UI on quality of life. There are questions on the scale that include evaluating the effect of UI on frequency, amount, causes and burden of care. The scale is of likert type and consists of four dimensions. The first dimension includes the frequency of the UI, the second dimension the amount of the UI, the third dimension the impact of the UI on daily life, and the fourth dimension the situations that cause the UI. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is 21, and 8 points and above define the UI that causes discomfort.

Time frame: This form was applied to the patients immediately after the patient examination at the urology clinic.

Zarit Burden Interview

The caregiving burden scale was used to evaluate the difficulty of providing care experienced by caregivers. 0-20 points from the scale indicate "never a burden of care'', 21-40 points indicate "burden of care rarely'', 41-60 points indicate "burden of care quite frequently'' and 61-88 points indicate "burden of care nearly always''.

Time frame: This form was applied to the patients immediately after the patient examination at the urology clinic.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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