Control group
pelvic floor muscle, comorbid diseases
The control group will go through conventional education and usual care in hospital for 12 months.
Functions of the mobile application and key characteristics• It offers an aerobic exercise program with target heart rate and exercise time according to the user’s treatment type. In addition, using a weekly step-by step approach, the exercise program with video clips is provided by combination of stretching and muscle strengthening exercises and pelvic floor muscle training.• The contents of exercise are personalized according to the user information (surgery and treatment type); difficulty is adjusted by rating the perceived exertion after the exercise.• If a user inputs their daily diet using speech recognition and text input functions, it provides feedback of the intake, food balance, and protein and fat, with the marking as insufficient, adequate, or excessive.• The weight information entered at the time of membership registration becomes the standard for the initial recommended calorie intake.• It simply recommends foods and its amount for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Moreover, it recommends nutritional intake according to comorbid diseases from the 13th week.• It indicates target blood pressure and blood glucose level based on the clinical practice guidelines.• It informs the user whether their weight is within the normal weight range.
Screenshots of the representative function and smart-band: (A) home (today’s to do list), (B) second doctor journal, (C) exercise management, (D) weight management, (E) diet management, (F) exercise video (pelvic floor muscle training), and (G) DoFit. Reproduced with permission of Medi Plus Solution. Co., Ltd