Internet-based treatment of stress urinary incontinence: a randomised controlled study with focus on pelvic floor muscle training.

ABSTRACT:

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) affects 10-35% of women, and it is sometimes very distressful. Pelvic floor exercises are the first line of treatment, but access barriers or embarrassment may prevent women from seeking help. There is a need for new, simple, and effective ways to deliver treatment. Management of SUI without face-to-face contact is possible, and Internet-based treatment is a new, promising treatment alternative.

Objective

To compare two treatment programmes for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) without face-to-face contact: one Internet-based and one sent by post.

Patients and methods

Randomised, controlled trial conducted in Sweden 2009-2011. Computer-generated block-randomisation,

SUBMITTER: Sjostrom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798106 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature