Abstract
Aim. This article is a report of a study of the effects of a pelvic floor muscle exercise
programme on the severity of stress urinary incontinence in pregnant women.
Background. Pregnancy is main risk factor for the development of stress urinary
incontinence. Stress urinary incontinence can be cured by pelvic floor muscle
exercise which is a safe inexpensive treatment with no complications and does not
require the use of instruments.
Methodology. A quasi-experimental study, pre–post test with control group design
was used at the antenatal care unit in a tertiary care hospital between June and
October of 2006. The participants were 66 pregnant women who had stress urinary
incontinence with gestational ages of 20–30 weeks. The main outcome measure was
severity of stress urinary incontinence which comprised frequency and amount of
urine leakage and perceived severity of stress urinary incontinence.
Results. After the experimental group’s participation in the pelvic floor muscle
exercise programme, the frequency and amount of urine leakage and the score of
perceived stress urinary incontinence severity were significantly lower than the same
scores before participation in the programme. In addition, women in the experimental
group had frequency and volume of urine leakage, and score of perceived
stress urinary incontinence severity after participation significantly lower than those
in the control group.
Conclusion. The 6-week pelvic floor muscle exercise programme was able to
decrease the severity of symptoms in pregnant women with stress urinary incontinence.
Keywords: midwifery, pelvic floor muscle exercise, pregnant women, stress urinary
incontinence
Abstract
Aim. This article is a report of a study of the effects of a pelvic floor muscle exercise
programme on the severity of stress urinary incontinence in pregnant women.
Background. Pregnancy is main risk factor for the development of stress urinary
incontinence. Stress urinary incontinence can be cured by pelvic floor muscle
exercise which is a safe inexpensive treatment with no complications and does not
require the use of instruments.
Methodology. A quasi-experimental study, pre–post test with control group design
was used at the antenatal care unit in a tertiary care hospital between June and
October of 2006. The participants were 66 pregnant women who had stress urinary
incontinence with gestational ages of 20–30 weeks. The main outcome measure was
severity of stress urinary incontinence which comprised frequency and amount of
urine leakage and perceived severity of stress urinary incontinence.
Results. After the experimental group’s participation in the pelvic floor muscle
exercise programme, the frequency and amount of urine leakage and the score of
perceived stress urinary incontinence severity were significantly lower than the same
scores before participation in the programme. In addition, women in the experimental
group had frequency and volume of urine leakage, and score of perceived
stress urinary incontinence severity after participation significantly lower than those
in the control group.
Conclusion. The 6-week pelvic floor muscle exercise programme was able to
decrease the severity of symptoms in pregnant women with stress urinary incontinence.
Keywords: midwifery, pelvic floor muscle exercise, pregnant women, stress urinary
incontinence
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