Effects of introducing a specialized nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from urinary incontinence.

Completed

Conditions: rinary incontinence.

Registration Number: NL-OMON27428

Brief Summary: 1. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2007 Nov-Dec;34(6):631-40. <br> <br><br> 2. Du Moulin M., Hamers J. Paulus A., Berendsen C., Halfens R. (2005). The role of the nurse in community continence care: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 42 (4), 479-492.<br>

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

Women aged 18 years or older, consulting their GP with symptoms of stress, urge or mixed incontinence.

Exclusion Criteria

Excluded are women suffering from gynecological diseases (e.g., malignancy), dysuria, cystocele, fistula, neurological diseases (e.g., CVA, MS, Parkinson), urinary tract infection, not being able to fill in the questionnaires or to follow treatment. Also women who had given birth within 3 months preceding recruitment were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of incontinent episodes: measured by a 3-day bladder diary recording the frequency and volume of the incontinent episodes as well as the number of pads used throughout the day and night.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Quality of life: measured with the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (30 items covering five domains: mobility, emotional functioning, physical activity, social functioning and embarrassment);<br /><br>2. Amount of bother caused by incontinence is measured by the Urogenital Distress Inventory (19 items covering 5 domains: discomfort/pain, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, genital prolapse, obstructive micturition);<br /><br>3. EuroQol (EQ-5D): a generic questionnaire to measure quality of life (the EQ-5D defines health in terms of five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression);<br /><br>4. Patient satisfaction with care: measured on a 10-point scale ranging from 'very poor' (1) to 'excellent' (10).