A nurse led continence service reduced symptoms of incontinence, frequency, urgency, and nocturia
Q Does a nurse led continence intervention reduce urinary incontinence and associated symptoms?
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
{concealed}.*
Blinding:
unblinded.
Follow up period:
3 months.
Setting:
Leicestershire and Rutland, UK.
Patients:
3746 patients ⩾40 years of age (61% women) who were living in private households and had ⩾1 episode of incontinence several times per month or several times per year plus reported impact of symptoms on quality of life; frequency ⩾ once per hour or twice per hour plus impact; nocturia 3 times per night or twice per night plus impact; or very strong or overwhelming urgency or strong urgency plus impact. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy, urinary fistula, pelvic cancer, and current treatment for urinary symptoms.
Intervention:
2958 patients were allocated to a continence service provided by trained nurses who delivered evidence-based …
