Effect of a Video-Assisted Teaching Program for Kegel's Exercises on Women's Knowledge About Urinary Incontinence.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess community-dwelling women's knowledge about urinary incontinence (UI) and the effectiveness of a Video Assisted Teaching Program for Kegel's Exercises (VATPKE) in increasing their knowledge.


METHODS
A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 598 community-dwelling women. A pre-/posttest design was then used to assess the effectiveness of the VATPKE in improving knowledge about UI in women with self-reported UI (202) and without UI (396). Data were analyzed using independent and paired t tests.


RESULTS
Of the 598 participants, 33.8% self-reported having UI. The majority of women with UI (90%) and without UI (90%) had inadequate knowledge. The mean post-VATPKE knowledge levels of women with and without UI were higher than pre-VATPKE mean scores. Differences in knowledge levels in women with and without UI were statistically significant (P < .001).


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the women at risk or already affected with UI have inadequate knowledge about the condition. In a resource-poor setting with limited health care human resources to provide one-on-one health education, interventions such as the VATPKE may help improve knowledge about UI among the large numbers of affected and at-risk women.
Vidya Seshan, RN/M, PhD, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Joshua Kanaabi Muliira, RN, MA, DNP, Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
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D000328:Adult; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014743:Videotape Recording