Effect of Training Program on Symptoms Severity, Bother and Quality of Life among Pregnant Women with Overactive Bladder

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1 Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

2 Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

Abstract

Background: Over active bladder is an extremely annoying and has a negative effect on
pregnant women's quality of life by hurting their ability to function socially, mentally, productively at work, sleep, and sexually. Aim of the study: Was to evaluate the effect of training program on
symptoms severity, bother and quality of life among pregnant women with overactive bladder.
Subjects and Methods; Research design: This study used a quasi-experimental design. Setting:
The research was carried out at the outpatient antenatal clinic at Zagazig University hospitals, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: 164 pregnant women were included in a purposive sample; 82 of them were assigned to the intervention group and the remaining 82 to the control group. Tools of data collection: Five tools were used; a structured interviewing questionnaire, assessment of pregnant woman’s knowledge, overactive bladder symptom score, Overactive Bladder Questionnaire and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II. Results: After the training program, there were statistically significant improvement in pregnant women's knowledge, overactive bladder symptoms severity, bother and quality of life among intervention group compared to that of the control group. Also, there was a statistically significant increase in the intervention group's mean score for healthy lifestyle behaviors. Furthermore, healthy lifestyle behavior was significantly positively correlated with knowledge and quality of life and negatively correlated with overactive bladder symptoms severity and bother. Conclusion: The research findings indicated that training program reduced over active bladder symptoms severity, bother and overactive bladder wet among pregnant women, improved their healthy life style behavior and positively affected on the quality of their life. Recommendations: Raise awareness of overactive bladder and enhance its treatment in the obstetrics and gynecologic department must be done. Using healthy life style behavior training in conjunction with a holistic strategy to treat women with overactive bladder improved treatment outcomes.

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