Internet-based treatment of stress urinary incontinence: 1- and 2-year results of a randomized controlled trial with a focus on pelvic floor muscle training

BJU International

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 955-964

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

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

eHealth; long term; pelvic floor muscle training; randomized controlled trial; self management; stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ICIQ (INCONTINENCE); INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; TELEMEDICINE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; SWEDEN; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946219179     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bju.13091     Document Type: Article

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