Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2022
Self-management of incontinence using a free mobile app: factors associated with improvement.
Observational study in International urogynecology journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05858125 (Social Media Navigation Aid Kits for Urinary Incontinence), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Social Media Navigation Aid Kits for Urinary Incontinence
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Nordic perspective on female stress urinary incontinence care: Lessons for shared clinical practice.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Review
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- Perceptions and Needs of Postpartum Women with Urinary Incontinence on Self-Management and Application of a Digital Human: A Qualitative Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Trends in level of education and area of residence of users of a mobile app to support treatment of urinary incontinence.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Machine-Learning-Based Predictive Model for Bothersome Stress Urinary Incontinence Among Parous Women in Southeastern China.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Urogynecology: Current Applications and Future Prospects.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The relation between usage of an eHealth intervention for stress urinary incontinence and treatment outcomes: an observational study.BMC primary care · 2024Observational
- Mobile apps to self-manage chronic low back pain: A realist synthesis exploring what works, for whom and in what circumstances.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Mobile Application Based Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Assessor-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Digital Technologies for Women's Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Manage Urinary Incontinence Across Their Life Course: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
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- App-based pelvic floor muscle training in pregnant and postnatal women: A prospective cohort study exploring factors associated with prevention and improvement of urinary incontinence.Health science reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is first-line treatment for urinary incontinence (UI) in women. Self-management via a mobile app is a new cost-effective method for PFMT delivery. This study analyzes factors associated with improvement among app users.
methodsA pragmatic observational study in a community setting. Upon downloading the app Tät®, users answered questions regarding their age, education, residence, and UI symptoms. After 3 months, users answered follow-up questions regarding symptoms and frequency of training and app usage, and the validated Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) questionnaire. Only non-pregnant, non-postpartum adult women with UI who answered the PGI-I questionnaire were included. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze possible associations between these factors with any improvement and with great improvement according to the PGI-I. The models were adjusted for age.
resultsThe study included 2,153 participants who had completed self-management, that is, 11.5% of eligible women who completed the baseline questionnaire. Of these participants, 65.6% reported improvement of UI. Any improvement was associated with age, frequency of PFMT, and app use, accounting for 27.9% of variability (Nagelkerke R
conclusionSelf-management of urinary incontinence is easily accessible to many women and improvement rates are comparable with other forms of PFMT. Demographic factors and incontinence severity showed no or incongruent association, whereas regular PFMT and app use predicted any and great improvement. App use showed an additional effect beyond frequency of training.
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