Open AccessUsage Results of a Mobile App for Managing Urinary Incontinence
Author(s) -
Jeff Pepper,
Amy Zhang,
Rui Li,
Xiao Hui Wang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.009
Subject(s) - medicine , mobile apps , urinary incontinence , smartphone app , urology , internet privacy , world wide web , computer science
Slight changes in urinary incontinence severity may be difficult to notice, so that even high functioning patients are unable to detect if urinary incontinence is improving or worsening. We describe a recently released free software app, iDry®, that enables individuals with urinary incontinence to document incontinence symptoms, view progress, evaluate effectiveness of interventions and report status to their health care provider.