The place of mobile applications in conservative management of stress urinary incontinence in women

Abstract

Urinary incontinence, affecting over 300 million women worldwide, regardless of race and age, is considered one of the most important health issues in the 21st century. owing to the scale of the problem, the priority should be to provide therapy to as many patients as possible. Although effective conservative treatment measures for urinary incontinence are available, they may not cater for all individuals who seek help. Sometimes, a sense of embarrassment or a fear of stigmatization causes patients' reluctance to report urinary incontinence symptoms to their health care provider and to join therapy. That forces therapists to search for a new approach. in this field, the use of mHealth technologies seems very promising. They have become even more valuable during the CoVid-19 pandemic, when the interest in telemedicine, as a means of providing care while not being exposed to the risk of virus infection, further increased. The purpose of this work was a narrative review showing possibilities of employing conservative measures to manage stress urinary incontinence in women, with a particular emphasis on the use of mHealth technologies, as recent studies have shown that mobile applications seem to be an effective tool in terms of improving stress urinary incontinence symptoms, satisfaction, and adherence to therapy.Copyright © Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences.