Knowledge, Awareness, and Understanding of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Patients Attending a Urogynecology Clinic
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in the total score of the SUI knowledge questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this prospective study is to assess whether a standardized educational flyer (pamphlet) improves knowledge about stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in adult females attending a urogynecology clinic. It will also explore how participant characteristics relate to treatment preferences.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does reading a standardized SUI patient information flyer improve participants' knowledge of SUI? How do patient characteristics influence treatment preferences for SUI?
Participants will:
Complete a self-administered questionnaire assessing knowledge of SUI, including its definition, pathophysiology, risk factors, natural history, and treatment options (this questionnaire is not part of standard care).
Review a standardized SUI educational flyer during their clinic visit. Complete the same questionnaire again after reading the pamphlet to assess any change in knowledge.
Questionnaire scores before and after reading the flyer will be compared. Secondary outcomes include participant characteristics and reported treatment preferences.
详细描述
This prospective study will recruit female adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) presenting to a urogynecology clinic at Sunnybrook Health Centre. Consenting participants will complete a self-administered questionnaire (15-item questionnaire) assessing knowledge related to SUI definition, pathophysiology, risk factors, natural history, and available treatment options. Demographic and clinical data, including age, education level, parity, menopausal status, symptom severity, and prior exposure to SUI treatment, SUI treatment preferences and level of education, will be collected.
A standardized patient information SUI flyer by the American Urogynecology Society (AUGS) will be given to the participant to read. Right after reading the flyer, participants will be re-tested with the same self-administered questionnaire (before leaving the clinic visit).
The primary outcome will be the change in the questionnaire (SUI knowledge) total score.
Secondary outcomes include patient characteristics and their treatment preferences.
Descriptive statistics will be used.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Participants are patients referred to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Urogynecology Clinics with the condition of SUI.
- •≥ 18 years old
- •Able to provide informed consent and communicate in English
排除标准
- •Under the age of 18 years
- •Urge-predominant mixed urinary incontinence or pure urinary urge incontinence
- •Inability to respond to research questionnaires in English
- •Unable to provide informed consent
研究组 & 干预措施
All participants receive the same intervention and complete the same questionnaire
Consenting new patients presenting to a urogynecology clinic with SUI will 1) complete a 15-item questionnaire upon arrival in the clinic (pre intervention) , 2) will read the SUI educational flyer and 3) complete a post-knowledge questionnaire right after reading the flyer.
干预措施: 15 Item Questionnaire (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in the total score of the SUI knowledge questionnaire
时间窗: At the same clinic visit: from enrollment to completing the post-intervention SUI Knowledge questionnaire
The change in SUI knowledge questionnaire total score (15-item questionnaire, with each correct answer equals 1 point, maximum number of points is 15) before and right after reading the AUGS SUI flyer.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr. Patricia Lee
Dr
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre