A Community-Based Education Program for Overactive Bladder in a Predominantly Minority Older Female Population: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Knowledge gaps regarding available treatment and social stigmatization are barriers to care in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). We assessed the feasibility of an OAB education program targeting older community-dwelling females.

Methods

Community-dwelling women over 55 years old were recruited. Eligible participants underwent an education program covering continence-promotion strategies. The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire-Short Form and Short Form-12 were completed at baseline, 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months post-intervention to measure symptom bother and condition-specific and general quality of life (QoL). Data were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model for repeated measures.

Results

Thirty-seven female patients with OAB symptoms at baseli

SUBMITTER: Martinez Diaz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393838 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature