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ArticleJMIR research protocols2019

An Electronic Health Intervention for Dutch Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Lotte Firet, Theodora Alberta Maria Teunissen, Huub van der Vaart, Willem Jan Jozef Assendelft, Kim Josephina Bernadette Notten, Rudolf Bertijn Kool, Antoinette Leonarda Maria Lagro-Janssen

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Lotte FiretDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-1482
Theodora Alberta Maria TeunissenDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-3890
Huub van der VaartDepartment of Gynecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-5368
Willem Jan Jozef AssendelftDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2966-3778
Kim Josephina Bernadette NottenDepartment Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-4974
Rudolf Bertijn KoolIQ Healthcare, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3134-487X
Antoinette Leonarda Maria Lagro-JanssenDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-3743

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Abstract

backgroundStress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem with a great potential influence on quality of life. Although SUI can be treated effectively with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), only a minority of women with this complaint seek help. An internet-based electronic health (eHealth) intervention could make care more accessible. The Swedish eHealth intervention Tät-treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence offers PFMT and has shown to be effective in reducing symptoms in women with SUI. This intervention might be helpful for Dutch women too, but its adoption needs to be studied as the Netherlands differs from Sweden in terms of geographical characteristics and health care organization.

objectiveThe objective of this protocol is to investigate the barriers and facilitators to the adoption of an eHealth intervention for Dutch women with SUI and the effects of this intervention.

methodsWe are conducting an explanatory sequential mixed methods study among 800 Dutch women with SUI who participate in the translated version of Tät-treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence. This eHealth intervention takes 3 months. A pre-post study is conducted using surveys, which are sent at baseline (T0), 3 weeks after baseline (T1), posttreatment (T2), and 3 months posttreatment (T3). After the intervention, semistructured interviews will be held with 15 to 20 participants. The primary outcomes are barriers and facilitators to using the Tät-treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence. This will also be analyzed among groups that differ in age and severity of incontinence. A thematic content analysis of the qualitative data will be performed. The secondary outcomes are: (1) effect on symptoms of urinary incontinence, (2) effect on quality of life, and (3) factors that are potentially associated with success. Effects will be analyzed by a mixed model analysis. Logistic regression analysis will be used to study what patient-related factors are associated with success.

resultsEnrollment started in July 2018 and will be finished by December 2019. Data analysis will start in March 2020.

conclusionsAn eHealth intervention for Dutch women with SUI is promising because it can make treatment more accessible. The strength of this study is that it explores the possibilities for an internet-based-only treatment for women with SUI by using both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The study elaborates on existing results by using a previously tested and effective eHealth program. Insight into the barriers and facilitators to using this program can enhance the implementation of the intervention in the Dutch health care system.

trial registrationNetherlands Trial Registry (NTR) NTR6956; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/6570. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/13164.

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