Sara Arena, Chris Wilson, Lori Boright, Sarah Ausum, Kayla O'Kray, Florideo Passarelli, Giuseppe Marinello
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Abstract
This study explored the impact of physical therapist (PT)-led education on urinary incontinence (UI) and fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. Thirty adults aged 60 and older, referred from senior community centers, participated in a prospective pilot study. Participants received a 1-hour PT-led educational session in the home environment focusing on UI risk mitigation, including exercise, dietary irritants, and environmental modifications. The intervention led to statistically significant improvements in confidence across all areas, with participant identified key learning outcomes related to UI exercises (90%), dietary irritants (52%), and general UI education (41%). This study demonstrates that PTs, even without specialized pelvic health certification, can positively influence older adults' confidence in managing UI and its related risks, which may reduce fall risk. The results highlight the potential of PT-led education to improve older adults' management of UI and prevent falls.
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Home Healthcare Now is the professional, contemporary journal serving the educational and communication needs of home care and hospice nurses. The journal is highly interactive and timely, focusing on the multidimensional, interdisciplinary and specialty practice areas of home care nursing. Clinical, operational, and educational home care nursing issues are the core of the publication; plentiful columns and features focus on practical, up-to-date approaches to everyday situations, as well as analysis and interpretation of how healthcare trends affect the home care nurse''s practice.
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