Effect of the Eight Weeks of Core Stability Exercises on Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Stress Incontinence: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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Authors
Bahareh Mahjourian 1
Gholam Ali Ghasemi 2
1 MSc of Corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries, School of Physical Education and sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries, School of Physical Education and sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran Iran
10.48305/jrrs.2023.41849.1056
Abstract
Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a debilitating and infuriating disorder that appears with involuntary excretion of urine, resulting in psychological, health-related and social complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of core stability training on urinary incontinence and quality of life in women's with urinary incontinence.
Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 24 women with urinary incontinence were recruited and included through convenient sampling and randomly assigned into two equal-size groups marked as the experimental and the control. ICIQ-UISF questionnaire and SF-36 questionnaire, were used to assess urinary incontinence and quality of life (QoL). The experimental group participated in core stabilization exercises 45 minute a session, three sessions per week for eight weeks; the control group did not participate in any type of training in the same period. Data was analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance at the significance level of 0.05.
Results: Following eight weeks of core stability training, significant improvement in urinary incontinence (F=93.7, P=0.001) and quality of life scores (F=28.1, P=0.001), was evident in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Core stabilization exercises seem to be an effective approach in urinary incontinence management in women. Thus, they are recommended to be included in management of women with urinary incontinency.
Keywords
Physical exercises
Urinary incontinence
Quality of life
Subjects
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Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences
Volume 19, Issue 1
April 2023
Pages 104-109

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