A Comparative Study on the Effects on Urinary Incontinence between Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise and Magnetic Stimulation Therapy.
- Author:
Myung Sook CHO
1
;
Hae Young KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Donggang Health College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Urinary Incontinence;
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise;
Magnetic Stimulation Therapy
- MeSH:
Compliance;
Humans;
Magnetic Field Therapy*;
Pelvic Floor*;
Urinary Incontinence*;
Urination;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2008;19(4):696-703
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: To Perform a randomized comparative study investigating the effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise(PME) and Magnetic Stimulation Therapy(MST) and to identified the problems in each of PME & MST. METHOD: Forty-nine patients with mild stress incontinence were randomly assigned to either of two treatment groups (24 patients in the PME group and 25 in the MST group). The PME group had a video exercising program for 40 times every day during 6 weeks. The MST group was treated with BioCon-2000TM, 2 times/week for six weeks. Pre-test and post-test were performed by Prineometer, 1-hour pad test. and Jackson's BFLUTS questionnaire of Jackson. Collected data were analysed using SAS 9.1 by frequency, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z. Chi-Square-test, t-test, Fisher Exact probability test, Paired t-test, and Wilcoxon's rank sum test. RESULTS: In comparison between before and after PME and MST, statistically significant difference was observed in maximal vaginal pressure, duration of vaginal contraction, amount of urine, and symptom of urination. In the comparison of the effectiveness between PME & MST, only the maximal of vaginal pressure (Z=2.58, p=.010) was significantly different. CONCLUSION: The factor more effective in the MST group than in the PME group was high compliance.
