Purpose: The objective of this study was to
evaluate the effects of a urinary incontinence
management program for middle aged women
living in a rural area. Method: The research
design was a one-group pretest-posttest design.
Forty eight women with urinary incontinence
aged 40-64, who lived in a rural area were
included in the study. The urinary incontinence
management program was composed of urinary
incontinence education, pelvic floor muscle
exercise, behavior management using a voiding
diary. The program had three weekly sessions.
Knowledge about urinary incontinence, physical
symptoms, self-efficacy, and urinary incontinence
related quality of life were measured before and
after the program. Results: After carrying the
urinary incontinence management program,
knowledge score improved significantly compared
to before the program (6.31±3.30 vs 7.77±2.55,
p=.01). But the score for self-efficacy, and
urinary incontinence related quality of life did
not improve. Conclusion: The 3 week urinary
incontinence program had an effect on knowledge
related to urinary incontinence, but not self
efficacy nor urinary incontinence related quality
of life. Thus further study is required to better
evaluate the effects of the urinary incontinence
program.