Structured Abstract

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Key Informants
• Technical Expert Panel
• Peer Reviewers
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
  • Measuring Outcomes of UI Treatment
• Methods
  • Input From Stakeholders
  • Literature Search Strategy and Eligibility Criteria
• Results
  • Study Flow
  • Key Question 1 What constitutes an adequate diagnostic evaluation in the ambulatory care setting on which to base treatment of urinary incontinence (UI)?
  • Key Question 2 How effective is the pharmacological treatment of UI in women?
  • Key Question 3 How effective is the nonpharmacological treatment of UI?
• Discussion
  • Key Findings
  • Future Research
• References
• Abbreviations
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A Search Strings
  • Appendix B Excluded Studies
  • Appendix C Analysis of Results From Ongoing Studies
  • Appendix D Analytical Framework
  • Appendix E Abstraction Forms
  • Appendix F Evidence Tables and Evidence Figures

Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services¹, Contract No. 290-2007-10064-I, Prepared by: Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Suggested citation:

Shamliyan T, Wyman J, Kane RL. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis and Comparative Effectiveness. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 36. (Prepared by the University of Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. HHSA 290-2007-10064-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-EHC074-EF. Rockville, MD. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2012. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.

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