BACKGROUND
Background: Many women experience urinary incontinence (UI) during andafter pregnancy due to pelvic floor weakness. First-line therapy is conservative treatment, which nowadays can be facilitated by using digitalsolutions.
OBJECTIVE
The aim ofthe present study was to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of pelvinain patients with existing UI.
METHODS
Methods: In the present observational study we analyzed the effectivenessof pelvina, a certified digital pelvic floor training course, in reducing UI symptoms by regularly applying “The Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis” (QUID) and furthermore examining quality of life (QoL) by conducting the SF-6D.
RESULTS
Results: In this prospective study, 373 patients with a median age of 36 years (IQR 33 - 47 years) were included. At baseline the patients had a median QUID of 11 (IQR 11 - 15). During the course, incontinence improved significantly to a QUID of 5 (IQR 2 – 11; p<0.001). Additionally, the patients had also shown a significant impairment in their QoL at baseline with a value of 19 (IQR 16 - 22) in SF-6D. After completing the course, the QoL had risen to 24 (IQR 20 - 26).
CONCLUSIONS
Conclusion: Use of the certified digital pelvic floor course pelvinasignificantly reduces existing UI due to pelvic floor weakness over the timespan of the course. At the same time QoL is significantly improved.
CLINICALTRIAL
The present study was approved by the ethics committee of the Heidelberg University Hospital (S-392/2019)
PUK25 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DIGITAL PELVIC FLOOR TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE TREATMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE - A REAL WORLD EVALUATION
