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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.
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- Impact of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Adherence Determinants of Digital Pelvic Floor Interventions in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes of pelvic floor muscle training, electrical stimulation, and magnetic stimulation in women with postpartum stress urinary incontinence: a retrospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- 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
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- Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Using the Perifit Device for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: A Pragmatic Trial Using Real-World Data.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- 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
Background and Aims: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is recommended for continent pregnant women and postnatal women experiencing urinary incontinence (UI). The app Tät® has been developed for the treatment of stress UI with a focus on PFMT. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with the improvement of incontinence symptoms and retained continence in pregnant and postnatal women who used the app. Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out based on user questionnaires from the app Tät®. We included pregnant and postnatal women who answered the inclusion questionnaire between June 19, 2019 and September 19, 2020. The questionnaire included questions about the frequency and amount of leakage, the impact that UI has on everyday life, and experienced improvements at follow-up. We analyzed factors associated with improvement and retained continence using logistic regression. Results: We included 10,307 pregnant and 13,670 postnatal women, and 44% of the pregnant women and 52% of the postnatal women were incontinent. A total of 3680 women were included in the follow-up analysis, and 52% of the pregnant incontinent women and 73% of the postnatal incontinent women experienced improvement. Pregnant women who performed PFMT and used the app at least once per week had increased odds of improvement (odds ratio [OR]: 1.83, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-3.29 and OR: 3.38, 95% CI: 1.94-5.90, respectively) compared to those who performed no training and had no app usage. Postnatal women who used the app at least once per week and had more severe incontinence had increased odds of improvement (OR: 4.26, 95% CI: 2.37-7.64 and OR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.05-1.16, respectively). Conclusions: The app Tät® is widely used by pregnant and postnatal women in Sweden for the prevention and treatment of UI. Majority of the women with incontinence experienced improvement after using the app. Regular PFMT and app use seemed to be important factors for experiencing improvement.
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