Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students' Incontinence Knowledge Level

NCT05702164 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2022-1090
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 260
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the urinary incontinence knowledge level and attitudes towards treatment in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation students. With this study, students' knowledge levels about urinary incontinence and treatment parameters will be determined, and it will be possible to show whether there is a difference between genders in terms of knowledge levels.

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

Physiotherapy; rehabilitation; knowledge; incontinence; attitude; therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• General information form

  Demographic information such as age, gender, height, weight, university will be added to the general information form. In addition, in order to evaluate the level of knowledge of students on urinary incontinence, whether they took courses at the university, whether they followed a patient with urinary incontinence in their internships, the sources they have information about, whether they want to work in this field after graduation, which incontinence assessment methods they know and which treatment methods according to incontinence types, their preferences will be questioned.

  Baseline

• Incontinence Quiz

  In order to determine the level of incontinence knowledge, Branch et al. It was developed by. The Turkish version study was conducted by Kara et al. made by. The 14-item test is answered as "I agree", "I don't agree" or "I don't know". The correct answer to statements 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11 is "I agree". The correct answer for the remaining statements is "I do not agree". The answer 'I don't know' is calculated incorrectly. The total score ranges from 0 to 14, and a higher score indicates a higher level of knowledge and a more positive attitude towards Urinary Incontinence.

  Baseline

• Pelvic Floor Health Knowledge Quiz

  The pelvic floor health knowledge quiz investigates the level of pelvic floor health knowledge in the Turkish population and was developed by Al'Deges and Çelenay in 2019. This test consists of 29 questions in three sub-dimensions related to pelvic floor function/dysfunction (8 items), risk and etiology (13 items), diagnosis and treatment (8 items). There is an option of 'Yes' for the positive items used in the test, 'no' for the negative items, and 'I don't know' for the participants who do not have any positive or negative opinion.

  Baseline

• Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire

  Prolapse and incontinence information questionnaire Shah et al. It was developed by in 2008 to evaluate incontinence and prolapse knowledge level. Turkish validity and reliability study by Çelenay et al. made by A questionnaire consisting of two 12-item scales; It consists of a urinary incontinence scale to assess women's knowledge of urinary incontinence and a POP scale to assess their knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse. 1 point is awarded for each correct answer and 0 points for each incorrect answer. A score of 0 is given as the answer "I don't know" means lack of knowledge about the current question. Total urinary incontinence and POP scale scores are calculated by summing up the number of correct answers. The total score for each scale can be 0 at the lowest and 12 at the highest.

  Baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation students in Turkey.

You may qualify if:

• Being a student of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation department in Turkey
• Being volunteer

You may not qualify if:

• \- Failing to complete surveys

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nigde Omer Halisdemir University: lead
• Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University: collaborator
• Gazi University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gazi University

Ankara, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Havva Sümeyye EROĞLU, MSc.

CONTACT

90 388 311 21 05; havvas.ozerr@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2023
• First Posted: January 27, 2023
• Study Start: October 6, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 6, 2023
• Study Completion: December 6, 2024
• Last Updated: January 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)