Effectiveness of continence promotion for older women via community organisations: a cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective of this cluster randomised controlled trial was to compare the effectiveness of the three experimental continence promotion interventions against a control intervention on urinary symptom improvement in older women with untreated incontinence recruited from community organisations. A second objective was to determine whether changes in incontinence-related knowledge and new uptake of risk-modifying behaviours explain these improvements.

Setting

71 community organisations across the UK.

Participants

259 women aged 60 years and older with untreated incontinence entered the trial; 88% completed the 3-month follow-up.

Interventions

The three active interventions consisted of a single 60 min group workshop on (1) continence education

SUBMITTER: Tannenbaum C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3863125 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature