Prevalence and Experience of Urinary Incontinence Among Elite Female Gaelic Sports Athletes.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence and experience of urinary incontinence (UI) among elite female Gaelic sports athletes in Ireland.

Methods: A cross-sectional study comprising an anonymous online survey of elite Gaelic sports (Camogie and Ladies Gaelic Football) players. Players were asked about their background information, knowledge of the pelvic floor and practice of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), as well as their experiences of UI.

Prevention and treatment of peripartum urinary incontinence-a survey of hospital-based maternity services in Ireland.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Considerable proportions of pregnant and postpartum women experience urinary incontinence, but to our knowledge, there are no national data on the preventative and treatment services available in Ireland's 19 maternity hospitals.

Methods: Ethical approval was granted. A national benchmarking survey on the range and type of services on prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum was developed.

Elite female athletes' experiences of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction: A systematic review.

Introduction And Aims: Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is a collection of signs, symptoms and conditions affecting the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence (UI) is the most common type of PFD. Recent systematic reviews have indicated a higher prevalence of UI among female athletes compared to their non-athletic counterparts. To date, no review has been undertaken to investigate female athletes' experiences of PFD.

Trajectories of Postpartum Recovery: What is Known and Not Known.

Women's postpartum health is a public health issue that has lifelong consequences. Timely recognition and treatment of physical and mental health issues can have positive health consequences while lack of access to effective treatments or health care services can lead to long-term health problems. To advance knowledge of priority health symptoms and trajectories of postpartum recovery from women's health perspectives, we share findings from the Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland (MAMMI) study.

A systematic review of utility-based and disease-specific quality of life measurement instruments for women with urinary incontinence.

Aim: This systematic review aims to identify disease-specific and generic quality of life (QoL) outcome measurement instruments used in populations of women with urinary incontinence (UI) and to determine the most psychometrically robust and appropriate disease-specific and generic tools for measuring the quality of life in this population.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted of PubMed, Embase, SCIELO, and CINAHL databases for studies evaluating measurement properties of QoL instruments in women with UI. The methodological quality of studies and the quality of measurement properties were evaluated using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INtruments (COSMIN) checklist and quality criteria.

Learning about pelvic floor muscle exercises before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: All pregnant women should be given advice on the benefits of pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs) in preventing urinary incontinence (UI) and know how to exercise correctly. This study explored women's knowledge and practice of PFMEs, their sources of knowledge and prevalence of UI before and during pregnancy.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 567 women, 239 primiparous and 328 multiparous, recruited from one maternity hospital in Ireland.

The effects of low-frequency endo-anal electrical stimulation on faecal incontinence: a prospective study.

Background And Aims: Faecal incontinence is a distressing problem that is often not amenable to surgical correction. Chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation of damaged axons is thought to reduce synaptic resistance, increase the size of motor units by axonal sprouting and increase the rate of conduction of the pudendal nerve. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the effect of chronic low-frequency endo-anal electrical stimulation on faecal incontinence using a home-based unit and hospital-supervised therapy.