Women’s adoption of a web-based intervention for stress urinary incontinence: a qualitative study

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of 20 participants

Variables	Range	n (%)
Age in years	< 30	1 (5%)
	31–40	3 (15%)
	41–50	5 (25%)
	51–60	7 (35%)
	61–70	2 (10%)
	> 70	2 (10%)
Education level ^a	Low	3 (15%)
	Intermediate	5 (25%)
	High	12 (60%)
Symptom severity ^b	Slight	1 (5%)
	Moderate	14 (70%)
	Severe	5 (25%)
	Very severe	0 (0%)
Level of adherence ^c	Step 1–5	10 (50%)
Level of adherence ^c	Step 6–8	10 (50%)
Previous consultation or therapy	None	9
	General practitioner	3
	Pelvic floor physiotherapist	8

^a Education level divided into: low = primary school until upper secondary; intermediate = post-secondary non-tertiary until Bachelor’s; high = Master’s until doctoral
^b Total sum score on the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) [30]
^c Adherence to the web-based intervention based on the highest step reached, with a maximum of eight steps

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