Effectiveness of Home-Based Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Stress Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life in Multiparous Women
Autor: | Anandh Srinivasan, Payal Sanghavi |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 08 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0976-3325 2229-6816 |
DOI: | 10.55489/njcm.140820232974 |
Popis: | Aim: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of home-based pelvic floor muscle training on decreasing the symptoms of stress urinary incontinence and improving the quality of life among multiparous women Methods: Women who were diagnosed with Stress Urinary Incontinence were invited to take part in this study. These subjects were randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a control group. A 6-week assessment of both groups were carried out for the pelvic floor muscle strength using the modified oxford grading system, for the severity of Incontinence, the ICIQ- short form was used, & for the Quality of Life, Incontinence QoL Scale was used. Results: A total of 60 subjects were included in the study. At the baseline, both the groups were similar in terms of PFM strength, ICIQ score& Incontinence QoL Scale. At the end of 6 weeks of assessment, there was a significant difference (p |
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