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Outcomes of a Small Group Educational Intervention for Urinary Incontinence

Health-Related Quality of Life

Stephanie L. McFall, PhD

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Adeline M. Yerkes, RN, MPH

Oklahoma State Department of Health

Linda D. Cowan, PhD

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Objectives:This article examines change in general and condition-specific measures of health-related quality of life (HRQL) among participants in a randomized trial of a community-based intervention for urinary incontinence (UI). Methods:Participants were randomized into intervention or wait control conditions. Participants were women aged 65 or older with urinary incontinence residing in Oklahoma. General HRQL measures included the Physical Function, Mental Health, Vitality, and Health Perceptions subscales of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form–36. Condition-specific measures included the Impact of UI and self-management strategies. Results:There were no significant group effects for the general HRQL measures. Intervention participants reported decreased Impact of UI and greater change in self-management strategies than control participants. Discussion:The intervention affected condition-specific quality of life and self-management but not general HRQL. The intervention’s impact on quality of life involves change in howthe condition is seen as impacting on life and on selection of self-management behaviors.

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 12, No. 3, 301-317 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/089826430001200302
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