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The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in women with urinary incontinence after stroke measured by quality of life parameters. Twenty-four (24/24) women with urinary incontinence after stroke, who had completed a prospective, randomised controlled and single-blinded trial evaluating the effect of 12 weeks PFMT, were included in this follow-up study. The follow-up assessments were done by telephone interview 6 months after the intervention. The effect was evaluated by The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey Questionnaire and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ). Twenty-four subjects completed the study. In the treatment group, the SF-36 showed a trend to a long-lasting effect in one of the eight domains and the IIQ showed a tendency to decreased impact of UI in two sub-scales compared to the control group. Our data indicated that PFMT may have a long-lasting effect measured by quality of life parameters.
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Financial support was provided by the following sources: The Foundation of Danish Physiotherapists Research, The Foundation of 1870 and Direktør Jacob Madsen og hustrus Fond. The authors are also very grateful to Mette Jensen, Grethe Lindskov (GL) and Inge Sørensen who all had contributed significantly to this work.
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Tibaek, S., Gard, G. & Jensen, R. Is there a long-lasting effect of pelvic floor muscle training in women with urinary incontinence after ischemic stroke?. Int Urogynecol J 18, 281–287 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-006-0137-3
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