Predictors of outcome in the behavioral treatment of urinary incontinence in women*1

K BURGIO
2003 Obstetrics and Gynecology  
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of outcome of a multicomponent behavioral training program for urge and stress incontinence in women. METHODS: This report is a secondary analysis of data from three prospective, randomized, clinical trials testing behavioral interventions for urinary incontinence. Participants were a volunteer sample of 258 ambulatory, nondemented, community-dwelling women, aged 40 -92 years, with stress, urge, or mixed urinary incontinence. Participants received 8 weeks (four
more » ... visits) of multicomponent behavioral training in each study. The relationship between a number of variables and treatment success were explored by univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00770-1 pmid:14672467 fatcat:ytblmhyzsfhvjdyzsiiunrzrkq