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Knowledge and practice of nursing home caregivers about urinary incontinence

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate nursing home caregivers’ knowledge and practice of urinary incontinence in Muğla-Turkey.

Methods

Knowledge and practice of urinary incontinence of 34 nursing home caregivers were assessed by a form originated from knowledge and practice instrument and urinary incontinence knowledge scale. Incontinence quiz was also used to assess knowledge about UI.

Results

According to the analysis of the items from the knowledge and practice instrument, 20.6% of caregivers never control the amount of urinary incontinence in residents with dementia, document the amount of urinary incontinence and set up a toilet plan for residents with no or slight mental incapacity. According to the analysis of the items from the urinary incontinence knowledge scale, majority of caregivers considered urinary incontinence as a normal result of aging. The mean incontinence quiz score of all participants was 5.5 ± 2.0, indicating poor knowledge about UI.

Conclusion

Findings indicate the need of developing strategies for improving knowledge and effective practice of urinary incontinence of nursing home caregivers.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Ömer Günay (physical trainer—Abide Hasan Nuri Öncüer Nursing Home) and İsmail Uysal (physiotherapist—Fethiye Nursing Home) for their valuable help in collecting data for the study.

Funding

This study was funded by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Research Projects Coordination Office (Project Grant number 17/092 and the title “Knowledge and Practice of Nursing Home Caregivers about Urinary Incontinence”).

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  1. Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Muğla, Turkey

    Semiha Yenişehir, İlkim Çıtak Karakaya & Mehmet Gürhan Karakaya

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This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration of Ethics Principles and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Administrative and ethical approvals for the study were obtained from Muğla Family and Social Policies Provincial Directorate and Scientific Research Ethical Board of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, respectively.

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Yenişehir, S., Çıtak Karakaya, İ. & Karakaya, M.G. Knowledge and practice of nursing home caregivers about urinary incontinence. Eur Geriatr Med 10, 99–105 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0129-0

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