PURI-PRO (Portuguese URinary Incontinence PROject) - Symptoms Impact and eHealth Intervention for Menopausal Women With Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a public health problem that disrupts the Quality of Life, Productivity, Social Isolation and Sexual Function; its prevalence in peri- and postmenopausal women is around 30-40%. UI remains underreported and undertreated. Previous eHealth interventions have been efficacious with women. Thus, PURI-PRO (Portuguese Urinary Incontinence Project) (FCT Grant 2020.05710.BD) entailed a low-cost 8-week eHealth cognitive-behavioural multidisciplinary intervention aimed at reducing UI symptoms' severity through Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, development of healthy bladder habits, and promotion of adherence to exercises, realistic UI-beliefs, and functional coping strategies. Urinary incontinence symptom severity, frequency and its impact on quality of life, beliefs and strategies regarding urinary incontinence, self-esteem, social isolation, and adherence to pelvic floor muscle excercises were evaluated.
• Age (40-65 years);
• Sex (women);
• The presence of UI (positive response to a question about experiencing involuntary urine loss during intra-abdominal pressure increment and/or when feeling an incontrollable urge to urinate, occasionally or frequently);
• Internet access.