Using a video assisted teaching program to reduce the severity of urinary incontinence symptoms in women

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) is still a common chronic health problem affecting physical, psychological and social well-being of women in developing countries. UI is a challenge to women's health because of the number affected and lack of access to affordable care that can cure or relieve associated symptoms especially in resource limited settings. This study explored the prevalence of UI and assessed effectiveness of a Video Assisted Teaching Program for Kegel's Exercises (VATPKE) in reducing severity of UI symptoms among community dwelling women. A survey was used to obtain data from a sample of 598 community dwelling Indian women in Coimbatore district in Tamilnadu State. A pre-posttest design was then used to assess effectiveness of the VATPKE in reducing UI symptom severity in affected women. Data were analysed using a paired samples t-test. Of the 598 women, 202 (34%) reported having some level of UI and most participants affected were married (78%), less educated (56%), had high BMI (52%) and lower socio-economic status. Affected women mostly reported the severity level of UI symptoms at pre-intervention as moderate (78%) or mild (22%).The mean post-intervention UI symptoms severity score (M = 21·72, SD = 3·99) was lower than pre-intervention (M = 29·91, SD = 5·12) and paired t-test results showed that the difference was highly statistically significant (p < 0·00). The VATPKE used in this study was effective in reducing the severity of self-reported UI symptoms in community dwelling Indian women.

The effectiveness of eHealth interventions on female pelvic floor dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…We found that patients reporting the severity of pelvic floor symptoms included in the study had urinary incontinence, most of whom suffered from stress urinary incontinence. Our results confirmed the effectiveness of eHealth interventions in reducing the severity of urinary incontinence symptoms, which is consistent with earlier studies [ 65 , 66 ]. The importance of eHealth interventions has been demonstrated [ 63 ], and patients can improve their cognition of the disease in real time by using apps and other similar eHealth technologies [ 67 ].…”

“…Compared with traditional care, eHealth interventions showed significant positive effects on several outcome indicators, including quality of life, pelvic floor muscle strength, sexual function, satisfaction, and self-efficacy of women with or at risk of pelvic floor disorders. Women with or at risk of pelvic floor disease may worry about a series of adverse consequences linked to PFD, including a restricted ability to perform activities, skin rashes, and pruritus in the genital area [ 66 ]. A previous survey showed that most individuals would like to gain more knowledge about their pelvic floor status by using the internet, social networking sites, and other online resources [ 70 ].…”

A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video-Assisted Teaching on Knowledge regarding Selected Obstetrical Emergencies during Labor among Staff Nurses in Selected Hospitals of Bhopal, MP

“…The findings of the present study showed that the computed 't' value (16.28) is highly significant at 0.05 level of significance, hence the video-assisted teaching was effective in increasing the knowledge of staff nurses regarding the selected obstetrical emergencies during labor. The present study findings are in conformity with the study done by Seshan et al 5 in which they assessed the effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching program to reduce the severity of urinary incontinence symptoms in women. This study explored the prevalence of UI and assessed effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching program for Kegel's exercises (VATPKE) in reducing severity of UI symptoms among community-dwelling women.…”

“…The VATPKE used in this study was effective in reducing the severity of selfreported UI symptoms in community-dwelling Indian women. 5 Ramaiah and Siah 6 conducted a study to assess the effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching program regarding management of selected obstetric emergencies among nursing students in selected colleges in Tamil Nadu. The objectives were to assess the level of pre-test and posttest knowledge among nursing students of third-year B.Sc.…”