Skip to main content

Table 3 Effects of BBSI program on the severity of OAB symptoms, as measured by OAB-q (N = 38)

From: Effects of biofeedback-based sleep improvement program on urinary symptoms and sleep patterns of elderly Korean women with overactive bladder syndrome

Variables

BBSI (n = 20)

 

Control (n = 18)

 

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p *

Frequency

2.00 ± 0.79

1.95 ± 0.51

.782

2.22 ± 0.73

1.94 ± 0.54

.132

Urgency

8.50 ± 1.50

7.50 ± 0.82

.004

7.50 ± 1.00

7.39 ± 1.58

.756

Nocturia

9.35 ± 2.08

6.85 ± 1.42

<.001

8.44 ± 2.06

8.39 ± 1.29

.979

Urgency incontinence

6.70 ± 2.11

6.00 ± 1.84

.100

6.33 ± 3.12

5.33 ± 2.33

.055

Total

42.81 ± 10.59

33.96 ± 7.31

<.001

38.54 ± 11.83

35.53 ± 9.44

.214

  1. BBSI Biofeedback-based sleep improvement program, OAB Overactive bladder syndrome, OAB-q Overactive bladder questionnaire; p: difference from pre-test to post-test in BBSI groups; p*: difference from pre-test to post-test in control groups
Back to article page

BMC Urology

ISSN: 1471-2490

Contact us