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Evaluation of a behavioral treatment for female urinary incontinence

Authors Santacreu, Fernández- Ballesteros R

Published 8 June 2011 Volume 2011:6 Pages 133—139

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S17945

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Marta Santacreu, Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros
Biological and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Abstract: Urinary incontinence is a medical, psychological, social, economic, and hygienic problem. Although it is difficult to state its prevalence, all authors agree that it is related to age and gender. This study aimed to carry out a urinary incontinence behavioral treatment in order to reduce urine leakages in 14 participants recruited from a senior center. The program consists of daily training of the pelvic floor muscles with a weekly control by a supervisor during a 2-month period and follow-up of results 2 months after the last control session. Urinary incontinence episodes were reduced by 75.67% after program completion. It appears that pelvic floor muscles training, carried out under controlled and constant supervision, significantly reduces urinary leakage. Moreover, maintaining this improvement after treatment depends on the continuation of the exercises as well as on the urinary leakage frequency baseline and the urinary leakage frequency during the last treatment session.

Keywords: urinary incontinence, pelvic floor muscle training, quasi-experimental design

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