eprintid: 17667 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/76/67 datestamp: 2025-04-15 23:30:10 lastmod: 2025-04-15 23:30:11 status_changed: 2025-04-15 23:30:10 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Pulgar, Susana creators_name: Battyán Padró, Lya creators_name: del Pueyo, Elena creators_name: Olmedillas, Hugo creators_id: susana.pulgar@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Effectiveness of a Kegel protocol on urinary incontinence in female weightlifters ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_dp divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Incontinencia urinaria; Suelo pélvico; Fuerza; Mujeres; Deportes abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and associated factors of urinary incontinence in women who participate in weightlifting sports. Material and method: The final sample included 22 female athletes aged 18–27. Participants were divided into a control group (n = 6) and two intervention groups based on training frequency: IG1 (≥4 days/week, n = 8) and IG2 (<4 days/week, n = 8). The intervention, based on Kegel exercises performed five times weekly for six weeks. UI impact was assessed pre and post intervention using the ICIQ-LUTSqol questionnaire. Results: A high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) was reported (63.6%), especially during sports activity. In the intervention groups, no statistically significant differences were observed in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores between groups (P = 0.65) or over time (P = 0.47), nor in the group-by-time interaction (P = 0.15). However, a non-significant trend suggested a reduction in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores in IG2 post-intervention. However, a non significant trend suggested a reduction in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores in IG2 post-intervention, although eta 2 was low. Conclusions: The six-week Kegel intervention had limited impact on UI symptoms among these young female athletes, suggesting that longer interventions and consideration of additional factors may be necessary to achieve significant UI reduction in this population. date: 2024-12 publication: Archivos de Medicina del Deporte volume: 41 number: 6 pagerange: 303-309 id_number: doi:10.18176/archmeddeporte.00188 refereed: TRUE issn: 02128799 official_url: http://doi.org/10.18176/archmeddeporte.00188 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Educación física y el deporte Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and associated factors of urinary incontinence in women who participate in weightlifting sports. Material and method: The final sample included 22 female athletes aged 18–27. Participants were divided into a control group (n = 6) and two intervention groups based on training frequency: IG1 (≥4 days/week, n = 8) and IG2 (<4 days/week, n = 8). The intervention, based on Kegel exercises performed five times weekly for six weeks. UI impact was assessed pre and post intervention using the ICIQ-LUTSqol questionnaire. Results: A high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) was reported (63.6%), especially during sports activity. In the intervention groups, no statistically significant differences were observed in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores between groups (P = 0.65) or over time (P = 0.47), nor in the group-by-time interaction (P = 0.15). However, a non-significant trend suggested a reduction in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores in IG2 post-intervention. However, a non significant trend suggested a reduction in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores in IG2 post-intervention, although eta 2 was low. Conclusions: The six-week Kegel intervention had limited impact on UI symptoms among these young female athletes, suggesting that longer interventions and consideration of additional factors may be necessary to achieve significant UI reduction in this population. metadata Pulgar, Susana; Battyán Padró, Lya; del Pueyo, Elena y Olmedillas, Hugo mail susana.pulgar@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2024) Effectiveness of a Kegel protocol on urinary incontinence in female weightlifters. Archivos de Medicina del Deporte, 41 (6). pp. 303-309. ISSN 02128799 document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/17667/1/IU%20Kegel.pdf