Movement-Based Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education38 enrolled

Overview

It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation. To address this issue, a movement-based pelvic health education course was developed to assess women's knowledge and adherence of the exercises in an underserved region in Western Arkansas.The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a single movement-based pelvic health education session on general pelvic health knowledge, underactive pelvic floor, and overactive pelvic floor knowledge and adherence to performing pelvic exercises in women.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness Pelvic Pain

Interventions

A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * female-identifying * ability to speak English or provide own translator * ability to complete the questionnaires * clearance from physician if pregnant * access to internet Exclusion Criteria: -Experiencing pelvic pain and/or pregnant and does not have physician clearance to participate

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge Acquisition

Participants complete a questionnaire pre, post, and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire includes true/false questions: 10 general knowledge, 10 underactive pelvic floor, 10 overactive pelvic floor. The more correct answers the participant submits, the higher the score. Answer options: True, False, I don't know.

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Exercise Adherence

Participants complete a questionnaire pre-session and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire included questions related to the number of times per week the participant implemented pelvic floor movements and options were: Never less than once a week about once a week 2 or 3 times a week at least once a day twice on most days twice each day