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ReviewSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about non-surgical interventions for urinary incontinence in women?

Anderson Adriano Leal Freitas da Costa, Igor Martins Vasconcellos, Rafael Leite Pacheco, Zsuzsanna Ilona Katalin de Jármy Di Bella, Rachel Riera

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Review in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anderson Adriano Leal Freitas da CostaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-103X
Igor Martins VasconcellosUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0054-9995
Rafael Leite PachecoMD. Researcher, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7487-8471
Zsuzsanna Ilona Katalin de Jármy Di BellaMD, MSc, PhD. Gynecologist and Adjunct Professor, Department of Gynecology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9179-3023
Rachel RieraMD, MSc, PhD. Rheumatologist and Adjunct Professor, Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), and Assistant Coordinator, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9522-1871
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrinary incontinence is a highly prevalent condition that impacts self-esteem and overall quality of life. Many non-surgical treatment options are available, ranging from pharmacological approaches to pelvic exercises. We aimed to summarize the available evidence regarding these non-surgical interventions. DESIGN AND

settingReview of systematic reviews, conducted in the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP).

methodsA sensitive search was conducted to identify all Cochrane systematic reviews that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Titles and abstracts were screened by two authors.

resultsWe included 20 Cochrane systematic reviews: 4 assessing methods of vesical training, 3 evaluating pharmacological interventions, 4 studying pelvic floor muscle training approaches and 9 aimed at other alternatives (such as urethral injections, weighted vaginal cone use, acupuncture, biostimulation and radiofrequency therapy). The reviews found that the evidence regarding the benefits of these diverse interventions ranged in quality from low to high.

conclusionsThis review included 20 Cochrane systematic reviews that provided evidence (of diverse quality) for non-pharmacological interventions for patients with urinary incontinence. Moderate to high quality of evidence was found favoring the use of pelvic floor muscle training among women with urinary incontinence. To establish solid conclusions for all the other comparisons, further studies of good methodological quality are needed.

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Clinical Trials as TopicEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansQuality of LifeUrinary Incontinence

Identifiers

PMID29590247
PMCPMC9924176
OpenAlexW2790314677

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