Application of health education intervention based on protection motivation theory in community female patients with stress urinary incontinence / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To apply the health education intervention based on protection motivation theory in community female patients with stress urinary incontinence,in order to establish a health behavior and to control urinary incontinence.Methods 96 female patients with stress urinary incontinence were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group by random number table method,the control group received routine health education,the experimental group received health education based on protection motivation theory.The ICI-Q-SF score,pelvic muscle exercise compliance scale score,urinary incontinence coping efficacy score were compared between the control group and the experimental group.Results The ICI-Q-SF score of the experimental group after the intervention was 5.43 ± 1.77,which was significant lower than that in the control group,7.96±2.98,t=4.88,P＜0.01.The urinary incontinence coping efficacy scores of experiment groups after the intervention was 17.63±1.85,which was higher than that in the control group,13.49±2.46,t=-9.09,P＜0.01.There were 29 cases accounted for 63.04％ with good compliance and 17 cases accounted for 36.96％ with poor compliance in experimental group after intervention,14 cases accounted for 31.11％ with good compliance and 31 cases accounted for 68.89％ with poor compliance in control group after intervention,the difference was statistically significant,x2=9.306,P＜0.05.Conclusions Health education based on protection motivation theory can promote the coping efficacy and health behavior of community female patients with stress urinary incontinence and can effectively control urinary incontinence symptom.