In a recently published study, we investigated the quality of life of the women with urinary incontinence that participated in our three randomized controlled studies. Their quality of life was reduced because of the leakage, but not as much as for women seeking care through conventional avenues. The results suggest that e-health might reach a new group of women in need of treatment. Read the article here
The Tät®II app built to help women self-manage mixed or urgency urinary incontinence is effective, read more here
When freely available, two thirds of users who answered the 3-month follow-up found their symptoms of urinary incontinence to be improved, the same level of improvement rates as with other forms of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). In a recently published study we further analysed factors associated with improvement and found that regular PFMT and app use both increased the odds of improvement. The study can unfortunately not determine, whether this additional effect of app use is a result of more focused PFMT or other functions in the app. The article is available in full-text here
Results from a new study is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. This app was effective for improving urgency and mixed incontinence in women. Improvement was reported by 87% in the treatment group and by 30% in the information group. Read the article here
We have analyzed data from 2672 women with urinary leakage, that responded to anonymous questionnaires at download of the app Tät® and after three-month. In a previous trial we have shown that the app is effective regarding improvement of urinary incontinence in comparison with a control group. We can now conlude that the app Tät®is effective for self-management of urinary incontinence even in the real world. The reduction in the incontinence symptoms was less and the users did not exercise as often as in the previous clinical trial. Read more in BMJ Open
