Enhancing behavioral treatment for women with pelvic floor disorders: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Approximately one in four American women report bothersome urinary symptoms (e.g., urgency, frequency), which greatly impact quality of life, including mental health. Bidirectional relationships have been found between urinary symptoms and anxiety, such that urinary symptoms worsen emotional distress (i.e., anxiety and depression), and in turn anxiety can exacerbate these symptoms. Current methods to treat urinary symptoms, such as physical therapy and medications, do not address their emotional impact. As such, our multidisciplinary team is conducting a randomized control trial (RCT) of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) using the Unified Protocol (UP) versus supportive therapy in the context of integrated behavioral treatment in the urogynecology context. Women with bothersome urina

SUBMITTER: Taple BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6962649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature