Evaluation of a patient education tool to reduce the incidence of incontinence post-prostate surgery.
A pelvic floor muscle exercise program can reduce the incidence of incontinence post-prostate surgery. The purpose of this study was to validate a new education tool, a refrigerator magnet, in comparison to a paper copy with the same information, to determine if patient compliance with the exercises increased.
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St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
D001296:Audiovisual Aids / Q000592:standards*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D012034:Refrigeration; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*