Joanna Long|Saif Khairat|Elizabeth Chmelo|Mary H. Palmer
Mind over bladder: Women, aging, and bladder health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
purpose study explore efficacy acceptability innovative electronically delivered selfmanagement intervention urinary incontinence ui included daily mindfulness practice completion sequential bladder diaries bladder health education improve ui older women living independently retirement community mixed methods pilot study conducted ten weeks using custom website cd ten women recruited 8 completed study 5 71 experienced fewer daily ui episodes post intervention p 0055 women also reported statistically significant decrease impact ui everyday life p 004 seventyone percent n 5 reported subjective improvement ui high acceptability scores also achieved intervention effective helping older women selfmanage ui acceptable population group research needed larger diverse population older women