Ina Asklund|Emma Nyström|Malin Sjöström|Göran Umefjord|Hans Stenlund|Eva Samuelsson
Mobile app for treatment of stress urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial
Östersunds Hospital|Umeå University|Östersunds Hospital|Umeå University|Östersunds Hospital|Umeå University|Umeå University|Umeå University|Umeå University
evaluate effect mobile app treatment stress urinary incontinence sui womenrandomized controlled trial conducted 20132014 sweden communitydwelling adult women 1 sui episodeweek recruited website randomized app treatment n 62 control group postponed treatment n 61 one participant group lost followup intervention mobile app tt treatment program focused pelvic floor muscle training pfmt information sui lifestyle factors primary outcomes 3 months randomization symptom severity international consultation incontinence modular questionnaire urinary incontinence short form iciqui sf conditionspecific quality life iciq lower urinary tract symptoms quality life iciqlutsqolone hundred twentythree women included mean age 447 moderatesevere sui 975 120123 mean iciqui sf score 111 sd 28 mean iciqlutsqol score 344 sd 61 baseline followup app group reported improvements symptom severity mean iciqui sf score reduction 39 95 confidence interval 3047 conditionspecific quality life mean iciqlutsqol score reduction 48 3462 groups significantly different mean iciqui sf score difference 32 43to 21 mean iciqlutsqol score difference 46 78 14 app group 984 6061 performed pfmt followup 410 2561 performed dailythe mobile app treatment effective women sui yielded clinically relevant improvements app may increase access firstline treatment adherence pfmt