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Is there a long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training in women with urinary incontinence after ischemic stroke? A 6-month follow-up study

Tibaek, S. ; Gard, Gunvor LU and Jensen, R. (2007) In International Urogynecology Journal 18(3). p.281-287
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in women with urinary incontinence after stroke measured by quality of life parameters. Twenty-four (24/24) women with urinary incontinence after stroke, who had completed a prospective, randomised controlled and single-blinded trial evaluating the effect of 12 weeks PFMT, were included in this follow-up study. The follow-up assessments were done by telephone interview 6 months after the intervention. The effect was evaluated by The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey Questionnaire and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ). Twenty-four subjects completed the study. In the treatment group, the SF-36 showed a trend to a long-lasting effect... (More)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in women with urinary incontinence after stroke measured by quality of life parameters. Twenty-four (24/24) women with urinary incontinence after stroke, who had completed a prospective, randomised controlled and single-blinded trial evaluating the effect of 12 weeks PFMT, were included in this follow-up study. The follow-up assessments were done by telephone interview 6 months after the intervention. The effect was evaluated by The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey Questionnaire and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ). Twenty-four subjects completed the study. In the treatment group, the SF-36 showed a trend to a long-lasting effect in one of the eight domains and the IIQ showed a tendency to decreased impact of UI in two sub-scales compared to the control group. Our data indicated that PFMT may have a long-lasting effect measured by quality of life parameters. (Less)
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pelvic floor muscle training, stroke, physiotherapy, women, quality of life
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International Urogynecology Journal
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18
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281 - 287
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Springer
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1433-3023
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10.1007/s00192-006-0137-3
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  author       = {{Tibaek, S. and Gard, Gunvor and Jensen, R.}},
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  keywords     = {{pelvic floor muscle training; stroke; physiotherapy; women; quality of life}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{281--287}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{International Urogynecology Journal}},
  title        = {{Is there a long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training in women with urinary incontinence after ischemic stroke? A 6-month follow-up study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00192-006-0137-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00192-006-0137-3}},
  volume       = {{18}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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