Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study

The physical demands of sports require female athletes to be aware of pelvic floor (PF) care. However, knowledge about PF dysfunctions and unhealthy habits remains insufficient in sports populations. Innovative and specific educational strategies are needed to engage female athletes. This study eval...

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Autores: Vico-Moreno, Elena, Bosch-Donate, Elisa, Fernandez-Dominguez, Juan Carlos, Sastre-Munar, Andreu, Bachero-Mena, Beatriz, Romero-Franco, Natalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repositorio:Docusalut
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/25955
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Palabra clave:Education
Female
Habits
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Sports
Educación
Femenino
Hábitos
Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico
Deportes
distance
education
female
habits
pelvic floor disorders
sports
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spelling Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental studyVico-Moreno, ElenaBosch-Donate, ElisaFernandez-Dominguez, Juan CarlosSastre-Munar, AndreuBachero-Mena, BeatrizRomero-Franco, NataliaEducationFemaleHabitsPelvic Floor DisordersSportsEducaciónFemeninoHábitosTrastornos del Suelo PélvicoDeportesdistanceeducationfemalehabitspelvic floor disorderssportsThe physical demands of sports require female athletes to be aware of pelvic floor (PF) care. However, knowledge about PF dysfunctions and unhealthy habits remains insufficient in sports populations. Innovative and specific educational strategies are needed to engage female athletes. This study evaluated the effects of an online educational program on PF knowledge and care habits in female athletes. A three-session online program with practical content and 3D models was implemented. Of the 130 registered athletes (35.9 ± 11.2 years old), 70 fully attended (FA), 23 partially attended (PA), and 37 did not attend (NA). Before and 4 weeks after the program, participants completed a questionnaire assessing: (1) demographics and sports data; (2) PF symptomatology; (3) knowledge of urinary incontinence (UI), female sexual dysfunction (FSD), ano-rectal incontinence (ARI), and pelvic organ prolapse (POP); and (4) habits during micturition, defecation, and sports practice. FA and PA athletes rated the utility of the program (0-10 scale). After the program, FA athletes showed improved knowledge of UI ( = 0.032), FSD, ARI, and POP ( < 0.001) compared to baseline and NA athletes ( < 0.001). FA athletes also reduced unhealthy habits during micturition ( = 0.003) and defecation ( = 0.003), and had fewer unhealthy habits overall compared to NA athletes. The utility of the program was rated 8.4 points. A three-session innovative online educational program proved effective in enhancing PF-related knowledge and improving care habits among female athletes.Frontiers20252025-09-0520252025-09-05research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/25955reponame:Docusalutinstname:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes BalearsInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/259552026-06-22T12:44:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
title Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
spellingShingle Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
Vico-Moreno, Elena
Education
Female
Habits
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Sports
Educación
Femenino
Hábitos
Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico
Deportes
distance
education
female
habits
pelvic floor disorders
sports
title_short Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
title_full Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
title_fullStr Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
title_full_unstemmed Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
title_sort Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vico-Moreno, Elena
Bosch-Donate, Elisa
Fernandez-Dominguez, Juan Carlos
Sastre-Munar, Andreu
Bachero-Mena, Beatriz
Romero-Franco, Natalia
author Vico-Moreno, Elena
author_facet Vico-Moreno, Elena
Bosch-Donate, Elisa
Fernandez-Dominguez, Juan Carlos
Sastre-Munar, Andreu
Bachero-Mena, Beatriz
Romero-Franco, Natalia
author_role author
author2 Bosch-Donate, Elisa
Fernandez-Dominguez, Juan Carlos
Sastre-Munar, Andreu
Bachero-Mena, Beatriz
Romero-Franco, Natalia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Education
Female
Habits
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Sports
Educación
Femenino
Hábitos
Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico
Deportes
distance
education
female
habits
pelvic floor disorders
sports
topic Education
Female
Habits
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Sports
Educación
Femenino
Hábitos
Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico
Deportes
distance
education
female
habits
pelvic floor disorders
sports
description The physical demands of sports require female athletes to be aware of pelvic floor (PF) care. However, knowledge about PF dysfunctions and unhealthy habits remains insufficient in sports populations. Innovative and specific educational strategies are needed to engage female athletes. This study evaluated the effects of an online educational program on PF knowledge and care habits in female athletes. A three-session online program with practical content and 3D models was implemented. Of the 130 registered athletes (35.9 ± 11.2 years old), 70 fully attended (FA), 23 partially attended (PA), and 37 did not attend (NA). Before and 4 weeks after the program, participants completed a questionnaire assessing: (1) demographics and sports data; (2) PF symptomatology; (3) knowledge of urinary incontinence (UI), female sexual dysfunction (FSD), ano-rectal incontinence (ARI), and pelvic organ prolapse (POP); and (4) habits during micturition, defecation, and sports practice. FA and PA athletes rated the utility of the program (0-10 scale). After the program, FA athletes showed improved knowledge of UI ( = 0.032), FSD, ARI, and POP ( < 0.001) compared to baseline and NA athletes ( < 0.001). FA athletes also reduced unhealthy habits during micturition ( = 0.003) and defecation ( = 0.003), and had fewer unhealthy habits overall compared to NA athletes. The utility of the program was rated 8.4 points. A three-session innovative online educational program proved effective in enhancing PF-related knowledge and improving care habits among female athletes.
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