The Management of Urinary Incontinence by Community-Living Elderly

Mitteness, Linda S.

doi:10.1093/geront/27.2.185

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“…Although there has been little qualitative research conducted to date in arthritis (5)(6)(7), qualitative methods have gained increasing importance in studies of health and of the elderly. The foci of these are varied, including physical disability (8), cancer (9,10), stroke (11), urinary incontinence (12), nutrition (13), diabetes (14), and social support (15,16). Although these topics have been studied previously using quantitative methods, the more recent qualitative work differs significantly by focusing on the experi-ential dimensions of the illness or health condition.…”

Section: Potential For Qualitative Research In the Study Of Arthritismentioning

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“…Their analysis points out differences between these women's perspectives and those of health care practitioners that may contribute to the women's failure to seek biomedical treatment for cancer. Mitteness (12) has documented the behavioral strategies women use to manage chronic urinary incontinence. Their ability or inability to do so has consequences for most aspects of their lives, including social relations, housing, nutrition, and mental health.…”

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Qualitative methods in arthritis research: Overview and data collection

Quandt

Arcury

1997

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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There is growing interest in and demand for the use of qualitative methods in arthritis research to better understand how people experience arthritis, how they cope with or manage their arthritis, their appraisal of different aspects of the treatment of arthritis, their perceptions of health care professionals who provide care for their arthritis, and their evaluation of new arthritis treatments. Despite this growing interest, most arthritis researchers have been trained almost exclusively in quantitative research methods. Therefore, there is little experience among most arthritis researchers in the use of qualitative data collection and analysis techniques.In this paper we introduce arthritis researchers to qualitative research design and qualitative research methods for the investigation of behavioral and psychological aspects of arthritis. Our intention is to provide arthritis researchers with the basic knowledge that will enable them to understand and critically evaluate the qualitative research of others, and to highlight the basic resources that will enable them to begin to pursue interests in qualitative research in arthritis. The literature on qualitative research methods is extensive. We have selected a few topics to provide the interested arthritis researcher with some important issues to consider should they want to incorporate qualitative methods into their research. However, our coverage is not exhaustive, and we do not want to convey the im- pression that all a qualitative researcher needs to know is contained here.As anthropologists we were trained to use both qualitative and quantitative methods as part of our basic research education. This training emphasized scientific research design with the combination of different methods as appropriate to solve problems. The conceptual and practical integration of qualitative and quantitative methods is exemplified in anthropology by two of the leading research methods reference books (1)(2)(3). Such an approach has been developed conceptually in sociology and has been applied across diverse substantive research areas. While in the current paper we are limiting discussion to qualitative research methods, we are not arguing for the exclusive or superior status of these methods.We begin by placing qualitative research in arthritis in the context of other qualitative health research. This is followed by a review of basic issues for qualitative methods and a review of data collection techniques. Throughout, we cite key references and resources for qualitative design and data collection methods. Related issues of sampling and data analysis will be discussed in a subsequent paper (4). Potential for qualitative research in the study of arthritisContext of research. Although there has been little qualitative research conducted to date in arthritis (5-7), qualitative methods have gained increasing importance in studies of health and of the elderly. The foci of these are varied, including physical disability (8), cancer (9,10), stroke (11), urinary incontinence (12)...

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Section: Potential For Qualitative Research In the Study Of Arthritismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Potential For Qualitative Research In the Study Of Arthritismentioning

confidence: 99%

Qualitative methods in arthritis research: Overview and data collection

Quandt

Arcury

1997

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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“…According to definitions used in previous studies, leaking urine when one coughs, sneezes, or laughs is the best indicator of AUSI [2,5,6]. Based on these studies, the following 5 Likert-scaled survey questions were used as possible self-report indicators of AUSI: Validity.…”

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“…Items on coping strategies were based on commonly used cognitive, behavioral, and psychological behaviors identified in previous studies of coping with AUSI [2,9,14]. Common behavioral strategies noted are wearing protective pads and restricting fluid intake.…”

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Anatomical urinary stress incontinence in women with rheumatoid arthritis: Its frequency and coping strategies

Adams

Lorish

Cushing

et al. 1994

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Objective. The objectives of this study were to develop a valid screening tool for anatomical urinary stress incontinence (AUSI], to use it to determine the frequency of AUSI in women with RA, and to identify the cognitive, behavioral, and psychological coping strategies used by these women to deal with incontinence. Methods.A screening tool concerning AUSI was validated by comparing self-reported incidences of AUSI with clinical evaluation. Questionnaires regarding presence of AUSI and cognitive, behavioral, and psychological coping strategies were sent to 750 women clinically diagnosed with RA.Results. Of the 262 respondents (35% response rate), 21% had characteristics of AUSI, a rate similar to general population studies. Coping strategies varied depending on whether the women were at home or away from home and whether the women were alone or with others.Conclusions. There is a need for women with incontinence and the health care workers who serve them to be educated about AUSI and its treatments.

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