IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Telemedicine Program for Management and Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: Design and Pilot Test

Telemedicine Program for Management and Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: Design and Pilot Test
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Anna Abelló Pla (Escoles Universitàries Gimbernat, Spain), Anna Andreu Povar (Escoles Universitàries Gimbernat, Spain), Jordi Esquirol Caussa (Escoles Universitàries Gimbernat, Spain & Hospital Quirón Teknon, Barcelona, Spain), Vanessa Bayo Tallón (Escoles Universitàries Gimbernat, Spain), Dolores Rexachs (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)and Emilio Luque (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 22
Source title: Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lau Bee Theng (Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7373-1.ch004

Purchase


Abstract

Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), defined as involuntary urine leakage caused by physical activity and/or efforts, is a frequently found pathology among women that significantly affects their quality of life. SUI treatments are often less effective than expected because they require a conscious effort by the patient to follow them correctly and usually have drawbacks, such as their high cost, time, and/or schedule requirements. ICT-mediated Physical Therapy treatment programs can be useful to improve Stress Urinary Incontinence symptoms and pelvic floor function in women while maintaining total confidentiality, with an at home treatment, accomplishing a higher adherence to the treatment, keeping a low budget for the patients, and saving the health systems' economic resources.

Related Content

Timothy Gifford. © 2023. 23 pages.
Sandy White Watson. © 2023. 18 pages.
Elaine Wilson, Sarah Chesney. © 2023. 32 pages.
Michael Finetti, Nicole Luongo. © 2023. 30 pages.
Anurag Vijay Agrawal, R. Pitchai, C. Senthamaraikannan, N. Alangudi Balaji, S. Sajithra, Sampath Boopathi. © 2023. 23 pages.
Keri A. Sullivan. © 2023. 13 pages.
Nicole L. Lambright. © 2023. 16 pages.
Body Bottom