Table 1 General information of included studies (n=12)

Country

Study setting

 United States of America

6 (50.0)

Clinic

2 (16.6)

 China

1 (8.3)

Hospital

2 (16.6)

 Portugal

1 (8.3)

Multicenter

7 (58.3)

 Malysia

1 (8.3)

Online survey with online intervention

1 (8.3)

 Sweden

1 (8.3)

 Germany

1 (8.3)

 United Kingdom

1 (8.3)

Language

Published date

 English

12 (100)

Before 2000

1 (8.3)

Between 2000 and 2010

2 (16.6)

After 2010

9 (75)

Study Design

Type of intervention

 Randomized controlled trial

8 (66.6)

Non-surgical

6 (50.0)

 Clinical trial

1 (8.3)

Surgical

5 (41.6)

 Longitudinal

1 (8.3)

Surgical and non-surgical interventions

1 (8.3)

 Cross-sectional

2 (16.6)

Diagnosis tool

Condition

 Interview with a urotherapist

2 (16.6)

Stress urinary incontinence

10 (83.3)

 Self-reported

3 (25)

Urgency urinary incontinence

1 (8.3)

 Validated questionnaire

3 (25)

Mixed urinary incontinence

3 (25)

 Voiding diary

2 (16.6)

 Cough test

4 (33.3)

 Pad-test

1 (8.3)

Urodynamics

4 (33.3)

Methods to report minimal important difference

 Algorithm

1 (8.3)

Distribution-based methods

8 (66.6)

 Uroflowmetry

1 (8.3)

Anchor-based methods

10 (83.3)

 Cystometry

1 (8.3)

 Not reported

3 (25)

Patient Report Outcomes (PROMs)

n (%)

Anchors

n (%)

 Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire

1 (8.3)

Global Perception of Improvement (GPI)

1 (8.3)

 Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ)

1 (8.3)

Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ)

1 (8.3)

 Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL)

2 (16.6)

Incontinence Severity Index

1 (8.3)

 International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF)

3 (25)

Pad test

2 (16.6)

 ICIQ-Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ-LUTSqol)

1 (8.3)

Patient Global Impression of Improvement questionnaire

8 (66.6)

 Kings Health Questionnaire (KHQ)

1 (8.3)

Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ)

1 (8.3)

 Michigan Incontinence Symptom Index (M-ISI)

1 (8.3)

Self-reported about the satisfaction with the treatment

3 (25)

 Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q)

1 (8.3)

Voiding diary

5 (41.6)

 Urinary Impact Questionnaire (UIQ)

3 (25)

Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI)

1 (8.3)

 Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI)

3 (25)

10-cm Visual Analogue Scale indicating the severity of symptoms

1 (8.3)

 Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-irritative symptoms)

1 (8.3)

 Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-stress)

1 (8.3)

 International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ-FLUTS)

1 (8.3)