A prospective observational study of urinary incontinence in hemiplegia and prostate cancer patients with treatment regimen

Abstract

Urinary incontinence is a condition in which urgency of urine takes place without any intimation in a condition with effects of stroke, epilepsy, prostate cancer and often makes a sense which results in cause of depression and psychiatric illness. Renal incontinence occurred unknowingly to the person and leads to severe infections; it’s also a type of disease known as bed wetting.

Materials and methods

Study design

Our study was hospital based prospective observational study conducted in tertiary care hospital.

Study procedure

The study was done by collecting information by using patient case sheets, based on the data a questionnaire is prepared according to the guidelines of WHO and HRQOL. Nearly data of 72 patients were included in the study with all the details of past medical history and the treatment regimen and laboratory parameters with frequency are collected.

Sampling method

All the patients of age above 36-70 years are included in the study with renal incontinence as a major condition.

Study duration

The duration of the study was 11 months from September 2016 to August 2017.

Study materials

Patient consent form

Consent was collected by using self designed patient consent form and consent was made into three languages (English, Telugu and Hindi).

Ethical approval

The study was approved by institutional ethical committee and tertiary care hospital.

Data analysis

A data was analyzed by demographic details, reason for admission, duration of therapy, causes of renal incontinence, side effects and complications with therapies and therapy outcome with laboratory parameters was analyzed by using different statical software’s and the result was summarized.

Results

Out of 81patients 72 patients are willing to give the information regarding the condition out of which 18 females, 54 males are included in the study with a mean age of 22-60 years and suffered with Hemiplegia, seizures and prostate cancer (prostatomegaly) and the treatment regimen was tabulated as below.

Discussion

Out of 72 patients who are suffering with renal incontinence are of age group 22-60 and both sexes with secondary education level and nutritional level of mostly average. The reasons for admission in the hospital are due to Hemiplegia and diabetes mellitus. The duration of renal incontinence is higher in below 3 years. The classes of drugs prescribed for renal incontinence are mostly anticholinergics and alpha blockers. The complications are mostly due to hemiplegic drugs and urinary tract infections, the treatment for renal incontinence is Darifencin and all the laboratory parameters and therapies, counseling aids was analyzed and discussed.

Conclusion

Our study concluded that the people suffer with renal incontinence is due to Hemiplegia, prostate cancer and seizures. The condition is mainly due to drugs used for Hemiplegia. The side effects, complications and surgeries cannot show any effect. The main stay is to counsel the patient and take measures to overcome renal incontinence. The physician should know the exact cause of renal incontinence before providing the treatment. As we are the clinical pharmacist we should give the detail description of the condition to maintain the life better to overcome renal incontinence.