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Implementing a Urinary Incontinence Screening, Treatment, and Referral Process for Women Veterans: A Quality

Caley Bryn Skroch1, Lori S Saiki2, Linda C Summers2

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Implementing a urinary incontinence (UI) screening tool in women veterans

Keywords:
quality improvementscreening and referralurinary incontinencewomen veterans

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Published on: February 19, 2021

Area of Science:

  • Quality improvement in healthcare.
  • Primary care nursing.
  • Women's health.

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence (UI) is underdiagnosed in women veterans.
  • Underdiagnosis negatively impacts UI management and treatment.
  • A quality improvement project was initiated to address this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement an evidence-based UI screening tool.
  • To establish a treatment and referral pathway for diagnosed UI.
  • To improve UI diagnosis and management in women veterans within a primary care setting.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented the Urinary Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) screening tool.
  • Integrated a targeted treatment and referral pathway.
  • Collected data on UI diagnosis codes (ICD-10), treatment, referrals, and provider satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • UI ICD-10 code usage increased significantly from 13 to 50 instances.
  • 157 women veterans were screened, with 50 identified with UI.
  • Referral numbers aligned with the pathway, and provider satisfaction was high.

Conclusions:

  • The UI screening tool and pathway increase UI diagnosis rates.
  • Increased diagnosis leads to better treatment and referral rates.
  • Expansion of the ISI screening tool to all female primary care is recommended.