An Experimental study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Interventional Package on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Knowledge among Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction at Selected Settings Thiruvallur District

Abstract

AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the effectiveness of interventional package on pelvic floor muscle strength and knowledge among women with pelvic floor dysfunction between experimental and control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A true experimental design was chosen for the study. The dependent variable was knowledge regarding pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor muscle strength. The independent variable was interventional package comprising of video assisted teaching, demonstration and return demonstration. The study was conducted in 26 villages adopted by the Omayal Achi Community Health Centre (OACHC). A total of 220 women were the samples for the study (110 experimental and 110 control groups). Cluster randomization was adopted to categorize the samples to experimental and control group. Data was collected using structured interview schedule for assessing the knowledge and modified Oxford grading scale was used to assess the Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength (PFMS). After 8 weeks of Intervention package administration the post test was assessed. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that regarding the PFMS, there was significant improvement in all the components of pelvic floor muscle strength such as power, endurance, repetitions, fast contractions and every contraction timed scores among women in the experimental group, there was also high statistical significant improvement shown in the knowledge scores with a t value of 24.93 at p lt 0.001 level there by proving that the intervention package had significant effect on the Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength (PFMS) and knowledge scores. CONCLUSION: The present study concluded that the interventional package was an effective strategy in improving the pelvic floor muscle strength and knowledge among women with pelvic floor dysfunction and hence will be a simple and effective intervention for utilization for nurses and other primary health care practitioners. Hence, it is a key information for research to develop community based sustainable interventions. newline