Remote Pelvic Floor Muscle Training as a Sustainable Healthcare Innovation for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Literature Review

Nabilah Musdalifa; Hanifah Syakirah; Zahratu Alkamalia; Faizah Abdullah Djawas

doi:10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_34

<Previous Article In Volume

Next Article In Volume>

Remote Pelvic Floor Muscle Training as a Sustainable Healthcare Innovation for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Literature Review

Authors

Nabilah Musdalifa¹, Hanifah Syakirah¹, Zahratu Alkamalia¹, Faizah Abdullah Djawas¹^{, *}

¹Physiotherapy Study Program, Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: faizah.abdullah14@ui.ac.id

Corresponding Author

Faizah Abdullah Djawas

Available Online 23 October 2026.

DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_34 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: Women; Stress Urinary Incontinence; Remote Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise
Abstract: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common women's health issue causing significant distress, and pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is its primary treatment. Yet, the effectiveness of remotely delivered PFMT has not been fully explored. This systematic review based on the PRISMA and PICO guidelines evaluated the controlled trials on remote PFMT for SUI by means of the ICIQ-SF and ICIQ-LUTSqol indicators. PUBMED, SCOPUS, Springer and ScienceDirect were searched for studies published 2017–2023. All four studies included in the review showed significant improvements in ICIQ-SF scores and two studies showed reductions in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores supporting the effectiveness of remote PFMT, and compliance was found to be a key influencing factor of the outcomes. These findings support the feasibility and efficacy of PFMT delivered via telerehabilitation to women with SUI. However, further research on service delivery and cost effectiveness is needed.
Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

<Previous Article In Volume

Next Article In Volume>

Volume Title: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Vocational Education, Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2026)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 23 October 2026
ISBN: 978-2-38476-620-8
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_34 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Cite this article

ris enw bib

TY  - CONF
AU  - Nabilah Musdalifa
AU  - Hanifah Syakirah
AU  - Zahratu Alkamalia
AU  - Faizah Abdullah Djawas
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/23
TI  - Remote Pelvic Floor Muscle Training as a Sustainable Healthcare Innovation for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Literature Review
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Vocational Education, Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 437
EP  - 449
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_34
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_34
ID  - Musdalifa2026
ER  -

download .riscopy to clipboard