Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students' Incontinence Knowledge Level

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Clinical Trial

Official title:

Investigation of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students' Incontinence Knowledge Level and Attitudes Towards Treatment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05702164
• Other study ID #: 2022-1090
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: October 6, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
• Contact: Havva Sümeyye EROGLU, MSc.
• Phone: 90 388 311 21 05
• Email: havvas.ozerr[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Description:

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. At least 260 students studying in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department in Turkey will be included in the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 260
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 6, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• Failing to complete surveys

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gazi University	Ankara

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University	Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Gazi University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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