2023, Volume 16, Issue 7, pp 1111 – 1119

Effect of a self-care program among women with urinary incontinence: A quasi-experimental study

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues

Authors and Affiliations

Corresponding Authors: Magda Soliman Department of Laboratories, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Email: eliamaggie@yahoo.com

Mona El-Sheikh Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Email: menna1511@hotmail.com

Abstract

Urinary incontinence is a multifactorial health problem that significantly affects women’s quality of life. This quasi-experimental pre/post-test study aimed to evaluate the effect of a self-care program on women suffering from urinary incontinence. The study was conducted at the urodynamic unit within Ain Shams Maternity University Hospital, with a purposive sample of 100 women diagnosed with urinary incontinence, with no medical or surgical conditions, and who were not pregnant. A structured interview questionnaire and women’s self-care practices checklists were used as study tools. The results showed that 72.0% of the study group and 68.0% of the control group were housewives. Significantly improved self-care practices and bladder retraining were observed in the study group compared to the control group post-intervention and during follow-up (p<0.001). Furthermore, the study group demonstrated a reduction in the severity of urinary incontinence and improved health practices, whereas the control group did not exhibit significant changes. These findings emphasize the significance of self-care programs in managing urinary incontinence and enhancing women’s quality of life.

Keywords

About this article

PMC ID: 10600677
PubMed ID: 
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2022-0297

Article Publishing Date (print): 7 2023
Available Online: 

Journal information

ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.


SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues