Effects of Kegels Exercises and Fitness Exercises in Improving the Stress, Urge or Mixed Urinary Incontinence (U.I.) Among the Elderly Seniors Using an Adult Urinary Diaper Pad Method
K. Vijayakumar *
Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Suresh Babu Kondaveeti
Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Soham Chandratre
Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
D. Dineshkumar
Madha Medical College and Hospital, Kovur, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J. Pranu Chakravarthy
Sri Ramachandra Higher Institute for Education and Research Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Urinary incontinence (U.I.) is a medical condition in which there an inability to control the urine during rest or even in some strenuous activities. Aging, Overweight, anxiety, and stress were the predisposing factors in developing U.I. 28 healthy male volunteers between the age group of 65-75 were analyzed in this interventional study. A urinary diaper pad was used to assess the leakage during strenuous activities. According to the American college of sports medicine (ACSM) guidelines, the exercises were prescribed and executed. SPSS software version 18 has been used for the analysis of statistics obtained with a confidence interval of 95%. By implementing descriptive statistics Mean and standard deviations (S.D.) were noted. To get the effectiveness of the intervention, paired t-test was done, and a p-value with <0.05 was set as a level of significance for all the tests conducted. Positive changes were observed in the reduction of urinary leakage among the participants. The present study reports about finding the effects of Kegels exercise and fitness exercises among the elderly seniors with Urinary Incontinence, designed by the guidelines provided by ACSM health-related fitness components.
Keywords: Urinary incontinence, senior fitness test, adult diaper test, merican college of sports medicine