Effectiveness of Kegel Exercise Training in Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Methodological and Experimental

Year 2024, Volume: 40 Issue: 1, 11 - 22, 26.04.2024

Kevser Özdemir , Ayşe Çevirme

https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1134716

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the Kegel Exercise training efficacy given to women diagnosed with urinary incontinence and to develop the “Evaluation of the Usefulness and Applicability of Kegel Exercise Training Scale” and to test its validity reliability.
Methods:The study, which was planned methodologically and experimentally with pre-test and post-test, was carried out on 105 women with urinary incontinence between March and July 2017.
Results: The average age of women was 49.10 ± 8.99 years. According to the data before the Kegel Exercise training and 8 weeks after the Kegel Exercise application, the average scores of the scales changed over time (p <0.05). The scale developed in the study was found to be a valid and reliable scale that can measure the effectiveness of Kegel Training training.
Conclusion: Kegel Exercise training positively affected the quality of life and it was determined that the Evaluation Scale of the Developed Kegel Exercise Training Activity is a valid and reliable measurement tool. Nurses are asked to work on issues related to urinary incontinence, to evaluate and transfer these studies to their applications, and thus, it is expected that evidence-based practices will be increased.

Keywords

KEGEL EXERCISE TRAINING IN WOMEN, Kegel Exercise, Kegel Exercise, Scale Development, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life

Supporting Institution

Sakarya University

Project Number

2017-40-02-001

Thanks

The authors would like to thank the women who were willing to participate in the study.

Üriner İnkontinansı Olan Kadınlarda Kegel Egzersiz Eğitiminin Etkililiği: Metodolojik ve Deneysel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, üriner inkontinans tanısı almış kadınlara verilen Kegel Egzersizi eğitimi etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesi ve “Kegel Egzersizi Eğitimi Etkinliğinin Değerlendirme Ölçeği”nin geliştirilmesi, geçerlilik güvenirliğinin test edilmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi.
Yöntem: Ön test ve son test yapılarak metodolojik ve deneysel olarak planlanan çalışma, Sakarya Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi ve Zeynep Kamil Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’nde, Mart- Temmuz 2017 tarihleri arasında 105 üriner inkontinans tanısı almış kadın üzerinde yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması 49,10±8,99 yıl idi. Kegel Egzersizi eğitimi öncesi ile Kegel Egzersizi uygulamasından 8 hafta sonraki verilere göre ölçeklerin puan ortalamalarında zamana göre değişim tespit edildi (p<0,05). Çalışmada geliştirilen ölçeğin Kegel Egzersizi eğitimi etkinliğini ölçebilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğu görüldü.
Sonuç: Üriner inkontinansın yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki olumsuz etkisinin Kegel Egzersizi ile azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kadınlara öğretilen Kegel Egzersizine uyumun sağlanması, eğitimin kadınlar için anlaşılır ve uygulanabilir hale getirilebilmesi, eğitimin etkinliğinin ölçülmesi için önerilmektedir. Bu amaçla geliştirilen “Kegel Egzersiz Eğitimi Ölçeğinin Yararlılığı ve Uygulanabilirliğinin Değerlendirilmesi” geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olarak literatüre eklenmiştir.

Keywords

Kadın Sağlığı, Kegel Egzersizi, Ölçek Geliştirme, Üriner İnkontinans, Yaşam Kalitesi

Project Number

2017-40-02-001

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