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SynthesisAging clinical and experimental research2021

Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Damiano Pizzol, Jacopo Demurtas, Stefano Celotto, Stefania Maggi, Lee Smith, Gabriele Angiolelli, Mike Trott, Lin Yang, Nicola Veronese

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Synthesis in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05635175 (Effectiveness of a Hip Abductor Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence), which is not on this map. Cited by 145 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05635175 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of a Hip Abductor Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, RouenRan2023 to 2026Enrolled78ConditionsWomen With Stress Urinary IncontinenceArmship abductors physiotherapy self training, Standard pelvic floor muscle training, Standard pelvic floor muscle training self training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Pelvic floor rehabilitation in cancer survivorship: an umbrella review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026
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  14. The Experience of Women From Underrepresented Groups With Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2023
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85 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Damiano PizzolItalian Agency for Development Cooperation, Khartoum, Sudan.
Jacopo DemurtasClinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Stefano CelottoPrimary Care Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.
Stefania MaggiNational Research Council, Neuroscience Institute, Aging Branch, Padua, Italy.
Lee SmithFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Gabriele AngiolelliPrimary Care Department, Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria 3 "Serenissima", Venice, Italy.
Mike TrottFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Lin YangDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Control Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada.
Nicola VeronesePrimary Care Department, Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria 3 "Serenissima", Venice, Italy. ilmannato@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-289X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrinary incontinence (UI) and low quality of life (QoL) are two common conditions. Some recent literature proposed that these two entities can be associated. However, no attempt was made to collate this literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data to estimate the strength of the association between UI and QoL.

methodsAn electronic search of major databases up to 18th April 2020 was carried out. Meta-analysis of cross-sectional and case-control studies comparing mean values in QoL between patients with UI and controls was performed, reporting random-effects standardized mean differences (SMDs) ± 95% confidence intervals (CIs) as the effect size. Heterogeneity was assessed with the I

resultsOut of 8279 articles initially screened, 23 were finally included for a total of 24,983 participants, mainly women. The mean age was ≥ 50 years in 12/23 studies. UI was significantly associated with poor QoL as assessed by the short-form 36 (SF-36) total score (n = 6 studies; UI: 473 vs. 2971 controls; SMD = - 0.89; 95% CI - 1.3 to - 0.42; I

conclusionsUI is associated with a poor QoL, with a strong level of certainty. This work, however, mainly based on cross-sectional and case-control studies, highlights the necessity of future longitudinal studies for better understanding the importance of UI on QoL.

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Quality of LifeUrinary IncontinenceCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMeta-analysisQuality of lifeUrinary incontinence

Identifiers

PMID32964401
PMCPMC7897623

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