Self-management of stress urinary incontinence via a mobile app: two-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We investigated the long-term effects of using a mobile app to treat stress urinary incontinence with a focus on pelvic floor muscle training.

Material and methods

A previous randomized controlled trial of 123 women aged 27-72 years found that three months of self-managing stress urinary incontinence with support from the Tät^® app was effective. We followed up the women in the app group (n = 62) two years after the initial trial with the same primary outcomes for symptom severity (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form) and condition-specific quality of life (ICIQ-Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Quality of Life) and compared the scores with those at baseline.

Results

Of the 62 women, 61 and 46 (75.4%), respectively, par

SUBMITTER: Hoffman V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638068 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature