Expanding Treatment Options for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women

At least 13 million adults in the US experience urinary incontinence, and most are women. In a study by Goode et al, each intervention provided improvement, but the intensive behavioral or pelvic floor electrical stimulation approaches were significantly more helpful than the written instructions (a...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 290; no. 3; pp. 395 - 397
Main Authors Resnick, Neil M, Griffiths, Derek J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 16.07.2003
Subjects
Behavior Therapy
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Female
Health education
Humans
Medical research
Urinary incontinence
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - etiology
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - psychology
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - therapy
Women
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Summary:At least 13 million adults in the US experience urinary incontinence, and most are women. In a study by Goode et al, each intervention provided improvement, but the intensive behavioral or pelvic floor electrical stimulation approaches were significantly more helpful than the written instructions (about a 70% reduction in UI episodes for the 2 interventions vs 50% for the control booklet). These short-term results are notable, especially given the severity of the condition and the concurrence of urge incontinence in such a large proportion of patients.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.290.3.395