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

BJU International

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-372

  Sjöström, Malin ^a   Umefjord, Göran ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Carlbring, Per ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^c   Samuelsson, Eva ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet; pelvic floor muscle training; randomised controlled study; self management; stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICIQ (INCONTINENCE); INCONTINENCE AID; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY; INTERNET; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY; SELF-MANAGEMENT; STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84879880803     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11713.x     Document Type: Article

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