Efficacy of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most common form of urinary incontinence, is a condition that affects many women. It is characterized by involuntary urine leakage during activities that increase abdominal pressure, such as sneezing, coughing, or physical exertion, according to the International Continence Society. SUI affects patients' quality of life and causes depression and emotional disorders, which negatively influences physical and mental health. The participants in the studies in this review comprised women with mild to moderate SUI, because there are more female patients than male patients, and most patients with severe SUI are treated surgically. Moreover, after retrieval, there were no systematic reviews or network meta-analyses (NMAs) of conservative tr

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574501 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature