A group-based yoga therapy intervention for urinary incontinence in women: A pilot randomized trial

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 147-154

  Huang, Alison J ^a   Jenny, Hillary E ^b   Chesney, Margaret A ^a   Schembri, Michael ^c   Subak, Leslee L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor disorders; Urge incontinence; Urinary incontinence; Urinary stress incontinence; Yoga

Indexed keywords

SURGERY;

PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE; YOGA;

UROLOGY;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BOTHERSOMENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; YOGA; AGED; BODY POSTURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOGA;

EID: 84900386448     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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