Nursing intervention for severity of urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a highly prevalent health problem among postmenopausal women ending in silent suffering. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the feasibility and effect of tailored, Evidence-based nursing intervention on severity of UI symptoms. Quasi experimental time series repeated measures design was used. Two old age homes were randomly assigned for an interventional and control setting. Ten post-menopausal women, selected by non-randomized purposive sampling from each setting were assigned to an interventional (n=10) and control group (n=10) respectively. The severity of Urinary incontinence in both groups was assessed using International Consultation on Incontinence (ICIQ -UI SF) questionnaire. The interventional group women received the nursing intervention for 12 weeks, whereas the control group continued to receive the usual care. The severity of urinary Incontinence was assessed at the end of 4th, 8th and 12th weeks. Repeated measures ANOVA of pre-test and post-test-III scores in Interventional group (F= 18.46, P ≤ 0.001) was significant. In control group, there was no significant difference (F = 1.47, P ≥ 0.05).