Mobile app for treatment of stress urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1369-1376

  Asklund, Ina ^a   Nyström, Emma ^a   Sjöström, Malin ^a   Umefjord, Göran ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Samuelsson, Eva ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mobile applications; Pelvic floor muscle training; Randomized controlled trial; Self management; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE MODULAR QUESTIONNAIRE LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS QUALITY OF LIFE; INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE MODULAR QUESTIONNAIRE URINARY INCONTINENCE SHORT FORM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE APPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SWEDEN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PELVIC FLOOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84993960650     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.23116     Document Type: Article

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