One year effectiveness of an app-based treatment for urinary incontinence in comparison to care as usual in Dutch general practice:A pragmatic randomised controlled trial over 12 months

OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term effectiveness of app-based treatment for female stress, urgency, or mixed urinary incontinence (UI) compared to care-as-usual in primary care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. SETTING: Primary care in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018, follow-up at 12 months. POPULATION: Women with ≥2 UI-episodes per week, access to mobile apps, wanting treatment. 262 women randomised equally to app or care-as-usual; 89 (68%) and 83 (63%) attended one year follow-up. INTERVENTIONS: The standalone app included conservative management for UI with m... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Loohuis, Anne M M
Van Der Worp, Henk
Wessels, Nienke J
Dekker, Janny H
Slieker-Ten Hove, Marijke C Ph
Berger, Marjolein Y
Vermeulen, Karin M
Blanker, Marco H
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Loohuis , A M M , Van Der Worp , H , Wessels , N J , Dekker , J H , Slieker-Ten Hove , M C P , Berger , M Y , Vermeulen , K M & Blanker , M H 2022 , ' One year effectiveness of an app-based treatment for urinary incontinence in comparison to care as usual in Dutch general practice : A pragmatic randomised controlled trial over 12 months ' , BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , vol. 129 , no. 9 , pp. 1474-1480 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16875
Schlagwörter: app / effectiveness / eHealth / general practice / long term / pragmatic / primary care / self-management / urinary incontinence / INTERNET-BASED TREATMENT / WOMEN / ICIQ / DESIGN / IMPACT
Sprache: Englisch
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term effectiveness of app-based treatment for female stress, urgency, or mixed urinary incontinence (UI) compared to care-as-usual in primary care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. SETTING: Primary care in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018, follow-up at 12 months. POPULATION: Women with ≥2 UI-episodes per week, access to mobile apps, wanting treatment. 262 women randomised equally to app or care-as-usual; 89 (68%) and 83 (63%) attended one year follow-up. INTERVENTIONS: The standalone app included conservative management for UI with motivation aids (e.g., reminders). Care-as-usual delivered according to the Dutch GP guideline for UI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effectiveness assessed by the change in symptom severity score (ICIQ-UI-SF) and the change in quality of life (ICIQ-LUTS-QoL) with linear regression on an intention-to-treat basis. RESULTS: Clinically relevant improvement of UI severity for both app (-2.17 ± 2.81) and care-as-usual (-3.43 ± 3.6), with a non-significant mean difference of 0.903 (-0.66 to 1.871). CONCLUSION: App-based treatment is a viable alternative to care-as-usual for UI in primary care in terms of effectiveness after one year.