Urinary Incontinence Self-Screen for Healthy Aging

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Mar 29, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

Objectives: The overall aim is to increase awareness of urinary incontinence in community-based older adults and promote timely treatment. To achieve this aim the project objectives will include:

1. To develop a self-screening process for community-based older adults
2. To test the use of a self-screening process with community-based older adults

Methods:

Study Design: This study will use a pilot randomized control trial to test the effectiveness of a self-screening process with older adults. The hypothesis is that older adults exposed to the self-screening process will follow up with he...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults 65 years of age and older
• • Attend a local Senior's Centre or organization
• • Report having some UI symptoms
• • Living independently
• • Ambulatory
• • No more than mild cognitive impairment
• • Able to read and write in English or have someone who can assist with reading the data collection information and can complete a paper survey independently
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Cognitive impairment
• • Require more than minimal assistance with completing the survey
• • Any impairment (e.g., vision) that would make self-screening and follow up challenging.
• • Have been referred to a UI specialist or continence program in the past

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