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Add-On Effect of Postural Instructions to Abdominopelvic Exercise on Urinary Symptoms and Quality of Life in Climacteric Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Mercè Balasch-bernatLaura Fuentes-aparicioLaura López-bueno

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medicine.medical_specialtyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisUrinary Incontinence Stress030232 urology & nephrologylcsh:MedicineUrinary incontinencePilot Projectspelvic floor musclespostural controlArticlelaw.invention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineExercise programPrimary outcomeabdominal musclesQuality of lifeRandomized controlled triallawAparell urinariSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineAbdominals (Exercici)HumansAgedClimacteric030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicineUrinary symptomsbusiness.industrylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthDones MalaltiesMiddle Agedstress urinary incontinenceurinary symptomsExercise TherapyPad testSòl pelviàUrinary Incontinencequality of lifePhysical therapyFemalemedicine.symptomClimactericbusiness

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The aim of this study was to investigate the add-on effect of postural instructions to an abdominopelvic exercise program on incontinence urinary symptoms (UI symptoms) and quality of life (QoL) in climacteric women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A randomized controlled trial was performed with a total of 40 climacteric women with SUI aged between 46 and 75 years old. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a group performing an abdominopelvic exercise program (AEP) (n = 20) and a group performing abdominopelvic exercise with the addition of postural instructions (AEPPI) (n = 20). Primary outcome measures were UI symptoms, UI impact and QoL related to UI (UI-QoL), measured by 48 h Pad Test and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF), which were assessed at baseline, post-intervention and 3 months follow-up. Secondary outcome was patient&rsquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-21International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18030928http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030928