Question

Effect of physical training on urinary incontinence: a randomized parallel group trial in nursing home (2012)Vinsnes, Helbostad, Nyronning, Harkless, Granbo & Seim : my question is: is the support for the reliability and validity of measurement instruments described?

Answer 1

This randomized controlled trial was a substudy of a Nordic multicenter study. Participants had to be >65 years, have stayed in the NH for more than 3 months and in need of assistance in at least one ADL. A total of 98 residents were randomly allocated to either a training group (n = 48) or a control group (n = 50) after baseline registrations. The training program lasted for 3 months and included accommodated physical activity and ADL training. Personal treatment goals were elicited for each subject. The control group received their usual care. The main outcome measure was UI as measured by a 24-hour pad-weighing test. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups on this measure at baseline (P = 0.15). Changes were calculated from baseline to 3 months after the end of the intervention.

In this parallel study of urinary incontinence, the validity and reliability of the measurement articles are clearly described.