Effect of aerobic exercise on quality of life in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence

Authors

  • Sarah M. Gamal Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
  • Amal M. Yousef Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
  • Mohamed F. Abo Elinin Obstetrics and Gynaecology Om El-Masryeen General Hospital, Egypt.
  • Asmaa M. Elbandrawy Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

Keywords:

Post-Menopause, Stress Urinary Incontinence, QoL, Aerobic Exercise

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of aerobic exercise on the quality of life in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinency (SUI).

Methods: Thirty participants with SUI were qualified for analysis (mean age 55.1 ± 4.5). They were allocated into two equal groups in number. Group (A) received pelvic floor muscles (PFM) training sessions three times per week for three consecutive months, while group (B) received sessions in which they did aerobic exercise in addition to the PFM training three times per week for three consecutive months. Assessment of all patients was carried out before and after the treatment program through a 36-item short form survey to assess their quality of life.

Findings: The analysis demonstrated that the training program for group B (PFM + Aerobic exercise) brought better effects in comparison to the program for group A (PFM only), with the improvement observed in such QoL domains at the physical functioning (PF), role limitation due to emotional problems (RE), social functioning (SF), general health (GH), but there was no significant difference between both groups in terms of vitality (VIT), emotional wellbeing (EW) or body pain (BP).

Conclusions: Aerobic exercise training is an effective treatment to improve quality of life in post-menopausal women with stress urinary incontinence.

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2023-09-14

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Gamal, S. M., Yousef, A. M., Abo Elinin, M. F., & Elbandrawy, A. M. (2023). Effect of aerobic exercise on quality of life in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence . Atena Journal of Public Health, 5, 1. Retrieved from https://atenajournals.com/index.php/ajph/article/view/96

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