Conclusions
URINARY INCONTINENCE, LATE PREGNANCY
These results demonstrated that the UIW app–based mHealth intervention effectively reduced the severity of UI symptoms during late pregnancy, and the effect was sustained at 6 weeks post partum. In addition, participants receiving the app-based PFMT intervention also revealed higher levels of quality of life, self-efficacy with PFMT, and UI knowledge at follow-up periods. This trial suggested that mHealth interventions might be a promising approach for delivering UI management services among pregnant women.The authors gratefully acknowledge the software collaborators for their technical support and for designing the Urinary Incontinence for Women (UIW) software. The authors extend their thanks to all the pregnant women who participated in the study and the hardworking study team. This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 71904075), the National Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Science Research Planning Fund Project (grant 21YJAZH001), and the Research Foundation of Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University (grant LCJH202001, 22H3ATF03). The funders reviewed the app and the submission and approved it but had no role in the design and conduct of the study and the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data.Authors' Contributions: LC, TL, and WC conceived the study. LC and TL contributed to the development of the Urinary Incontinence for Women (UIW) app. TL and SL implemented the mobile app–based intervention and collected the data. DZ and JH were responsible for the statistical analysis and data management. LC and DZ drafted the manuscript. All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript. WC and LC were the principal investigators and are responsible for the overall management of this trial.Conflicts of Interest: None declared.CONSORT-eHEALTH checklist (version 1.6.1).Supplementary tables and figures.