The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Combined with Core Stability Exercise on Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence following the Treatment of Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain
Table 5
Secondary outcome of the intervention of both groups.
PFME + core stability exercise (mean; SD ±)
PFME (mean; SD ±)
Level of significance in between the groups
Part I
General Health Perception
Baseline
45 (±31.45)
28 (±19.52)
0.291
After the 12th week of intervention
18 (±18.42)
11 (±14.57)
Incontinence Impact
Baseline
49.29 (±16.96)
47.96 (±16.85)
0.000
After the 12th week of intervention
14.52 (±16.71)
29.04 (±23.94)
Part II
Role Limitation
Baseline
29.29 (±16.87)
28.62 (±17.69)
0.000
In the 12th week of intervention
11.30 (±13.34)
17.96 (±15.89)
Physical Limitation
Baseline
30.62 (±15.73)
32.62 (±12.26)
0.000
12th week of intervention
11.30 (±12.45)
22.62 (±12.62)
Social Limitation
Baseline
11.54 (±13.39)
11.98 (±11.51)
0.344
12th week of intervention
4.88 (±10.17)
3.99 (±8.99)
Personal Relationships
Baseline
18.65 (±28.98)
30.64 (±25.29)
0.613
12th week of intervention
14.64 (±24.19)
25.97 (±21.01)
Emotion
Baseline
37.74 (±13.21)
27.97 (±15.73)
0.725
12th week of intervention
27.08 (±13.99)
16.42 (±12.45)
Sleep/Energy
Baseline
4.65 (±10.21)
10.64 (±14.32)
0.177∗∗
12th week of intervention
3.65 (±8.34)
6.65 (±11.76)
Severity Measures
Baseline
43.96 (±9.18)
50.64 (±9.60)
0.000
12th week of intervention
31.63 (±8.99)
36.63 (±12.01)
Part III
How much bladder problem affect?
Baseline
8.40 (±0.957)
9.36 (±1.11)
0.000
12th week of intervention
4.40 (±1.41)
7.32 (±1.14)
PFMT: pelvic floor muscle training. Level of significance within the groups (). Level of significance in between the groups (2 × 2 repeated measures ANOVA test).
