Tät.nu

Study assessing rating scales

As a supplement to the Internet study we also want to examine whether the rating scales for symptoms and effects on quality of life used in the research are measuring a real, experienced improvement. Therefore we compared the difference in points before and after treatment derived from answers to questions about the improvement/deterioration experienced by each participant.

The results showed that the more a participant recorded a reduction in total points on the scales the greater was the improvement that was experienced. We have also defined the minimum change on the scales that must be achieved to experience an improvement. It is important that the results can be interpreted and compared with those from other studies, and to confirm that the scales we are using in the research also measure an observed improvement.

Read about the results:
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5 Dec 2024

Towe Wadensten’s Dissertation

Towe Wadensten, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, defends her doctoral thesis: App-based self-management of urgency and mixed urinary incontinence in women. Efficacy, long-term results, and factors associated with treatment satisfaction.

Opponent Professor Guri Rortveit, Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen, Norway.

Principal supervisor Malin Sjöström.

Read the dissertation here and follow the dissertation on campus or on Zoom.

11 Jun 2024

The Tät-m app has been launched in collaboration with the Swedish Prostate Cancer Federation

The name of the app has been changed from TätIII to Tät-m and it has a new logo, a new design and simpler navigation. The app is now provided via eContinence AB in collaboration with the the Swedish Prostate Cancer Federation.

Thanks to all men who have responded to the questionnaires over the years. Your contribution has helped to increase knowledge about pelvic floor muscle training and urinary leakage.

11 Mar 2024

Clinically relevant improvement depends on baseline severity

In a recently published study, we analysed how large reduction on the symptom score ICIQ –UI SF was required for a clinically relevant improvement. The results showed that it depended on the baseline severity, more symptoms required larger reductions to perceive improvement. Full-text article available here

27 Jan 2024

Treatment results at 15 weeks are important for long-term satisfaction

At the long-term follow-up after 15 months, 58% of the women were satisfied with treatment of mixed and urgency urinary incontinence with the app Tät®II. In further analyses, important factors for long-term satisfaction were quality of life at baseline, along with ability to endure urgency, and confidence in pelvic floor contraction at short-term-follow up. Full-text article available here The Tät®II app is currently not available, but a new study is planned.

20 Jun 2023

The Tät® III app in a new updated version

We have previously demonstrated that this app facilitates training for men undergoing radical prostatectomy. More than 10 000 men have used the app. Now, we want to study if the app affects the need for contacts with health care facilities. The app is updated with new content, new illustrations and questionnaires. The app is free to download at App Store and Google Play.