Effectiveness of instructional intervention upon multipara women’s practices to control stress incontinence

Abstract EN

Objective(s) : to determine the effectiveness of instruction intervention upon multipara women's practices to control stress incontinence.

Methodology : A quasi-experimental study was carried out from (2nd) April, 2010 to 15th June, 2010.

Non-probability (purposive sample) of (60) multiparous women was selected from Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Al-Elwia Maternity Teaching Hospital in Baghdad city, the sample was divided into two groups (30) women were considered as a study group, and another (30) were considered as the control group.

An instructional intervention was applied on the study group, while the intervention was not applied on control group.

A questionnaire was resolve as a tool of data collection to suit the purpose of the study.

A pilot study was carried out to test the reliability and validity of the questionnaire for the period from 10th of March.

- 30 March.

2010.

Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical data analysis approach (frequency, percentage, mean of scores) and inferential statistical data analysis approach (correlation coefficient, and chi-square).

Result : the results of the study revealed that the study group participants had benefited from the implementation of instructional intervention and dramatic change had occurred in their practices to control stress urinary incontinence.

The study concluded that the majority of mothers had adequately met their needs control stress urinary incontinence-pelvic floor and perineum muscles exercise, and lifestyle change.

Recommendation : the study recommended that the instructional intervention can be presented to all multipara pregnant mothers who are attending to the primary health care centers ; moreover, an instructional intervention might be implemented in the hospital for multipara women to increase their knowledge about stress urinary incontinence.

The study also recommended that the nurse must take the role for teaching multiparous women the principles of control SUI while they perform such procedure for them during postpartum period.