Systematic Trial Of Pad Information uTility (STOPIT)

 

Women’s sources of information, knowledge and use of continence products: a sequential mixed methods study.

 

Urinary incontinence is a major health problem, affecting an estimated 400 million people worldwide. The prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age as the muscles of the urinary tract begin to falter and cognitive functions begin to decrease. There are many ways to manage urinary incontinence including behavioral techniques, pelvic floor muscle training, mediation, surgery, nerve stimulation, and containment products, such as pads and panty liners.

 

Not a lot is known about how women gather knowledge about continence products, and what does exist suggests knowledge is gained from media advertisements or commercial vendors. STOPIT will gather data on how women seek and receive information on continence products and allow them to evaluate the usefulness of this information. Trends will be identified on how information is obtained, and if there is a relationship between certain products and degrees of incontinence.

 

Dr. Adrian Wagg’s research team is looking for women over the age of 30 who use any sort of continence products for their bladder problems/weaknesses to complete this survey. It will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Here is the link www.surveymonkey.com/r/stopitcontinence.

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Conducted by Nicholas Smith, Kathleen Hunter, Adrian Wagg, Saima Rajabali