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INTRODUCTION: Stress Urinary Incontinence is a condition that impairs the quality of life in women and randomized controlled trials of electroacupuncture for stress urinary incontinence have been conducted. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effect of electroacupuncture on the severity and symptoms of urinary incontinence in women with stress urinary incontinence. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Science Citation Index until November 2023. This study was based on the recommendations of the Cochrane guidelines. Data were analyzed using the Review Manager computer program (Version 5.4). The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the RoB-2 tool. RESULTS: The analysis included 888 women with stress urinary incontinence and three studies. In women with stress urinary incontinence, electroacupuncture intervention improved urinary incontinence severity and quality of life (MD: -2.37, 95% CI: -3.29 to 1.45, Zâ¯=â¯5.07, pâ¯<â¯0.001), urinary leakage (SMD: -0.79, 95% CI: -1.02 to -0.55, Zâ¯=â¯6.60, pâ¯=â¯0.001) and incontinence episode frequency (SMD: -2.24, 95% CI: -4.17 to -0.32, Zâ¯=â¯2.29, pâ¯<â¯0.02). CONCLUSION: In women with stress urinary incontinence, electroacupuncture intervention decreased the severity of urinary incontinence and improved the quality of life. Symptoms related to urinary incontinence were found to decrease urinary leakage and incontinence episode frequency. The studies included in the analysis were determined to be low-risk studies in quality assessment.
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INTRODUCTION: Although urinary incontinence does not cause mortality, it is a global health problem that adversely affects the quality of life and health of women. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies investigating the effect of telehealth given to women with urinary incontinence (UI) on the severity of incontinence. METHODS: The literature review for this systematic review was conducted between August-Semptember 2023 using four electronic databases. Y-based articles were scanned using MeSH-based keywords. Randomized Controlled Trials conducted over the last decade were included in the screening. RESULTS: The analysis included six studies involving 826 women with UI. After telehealth intervention, there was a significant difference in UI symptom severity (MD: -2.14 95% CI: -2.67 to -1.62, Z=8.03, p<0.00001) and quality of life (SMD: -2.14 95% CI: -2.67 to -1.62, Z=8.03, p<0.00001) compared to the control groups. It had no effect on sexuality (MD: -4.65 95% CI: -9.60 to 0.30, Z=1.84, p=0.07), and anxiety (SMD: -0.15, 95% CI: -0.38 to 0.08, Z=1.27, p=0.21). CONCLUSION: In this analysis, it was found that telehealth interventions performed on women with UI increased the quality of life while reducing the severity of incontinence in women, but had no effect on sexuality, and anxiety.
