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Exploration of user satisfaction in using the newly redesigned MoliCare Premium Men Pad: in-home use study
Abstract
Background:
Men frequently underestimate the significance of urinary incontinence and fail to disclose their condition owing to embarrassment and the associated social stigma. Therefore, successful incontinence management with absorbent products helps individuals cope with the emotional and social challenges arising from incontinence, including visible urine leakage, frequent urination, unpleasant odours, and isolation.
Aim:
To assess the most essential performance features of the newly developed MoliCare Premium Men Pad.
Methods:
Computer-assisted personal interviews were conducted to obtain the opinions and satisfaction levels of 69 male users with incontinence in Germany regarding different performance characteristics of the newly designed MoliCare Premium Men Pad after using the product.
Findings:
All performance characteristics of the new MoliCare Premium Men Pad design received positive ratings from all interviewees. Notably, 90% of participants were ‘highly satisfied’ and ‘satisfied’ with the new MoliCare design.
Conclusions:
The new MoliCare SkinGuard absorbent core technology, anti-leakage guards, and well-engineered product design provide protection, discretion, and comfort to individuals with incontinence. The newly developed MoliCare Premium Men Pad is specifically tailored to meet the primary needs of male pad users and help them maintain a normal lifestyle.
Urinary incontinence, the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine, affects both males and females of all ages and cultural and socioeconomic statuses (Higa et al, 2013; Burden and Abrams, 2016). Young adult men are less often affected by urinary incontinence compared with young adult women; however, this gap narrows with age, especially in advanced age groups. Furthermore, epidemiological data on urinary incontinence reveal that its prevalence in women is almost twice that in men (Moore and Gray, 2004; Esparza et al, 2018).
Recent studies have indicated that males with urinary incontinence are becoming more prevalent than previously thought; therefore, management of the condition has become crucial for urologists (Moore and Lucas, 2010). Evidence suggests that fear, rage, shame, and sleep disorders arising from urinary incontinence negatively impact on quality of life, and men may perceive more issues dealing with urinary incontinence than women do (Higa et al, 2013). In addition to increasing age, urinary incontinence can develop owing to neurological diseases, detrusor overactivity, loss of mobility and dexterity, and cognitive changes (Moore and Gray, 2004). Men undergoing prostate surgery for cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia are also at a higher risk of developing urinary incontinence (Moore and Gray, 2004; Toia et al, 2019).
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