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Users responded anonymously to questionnaires at baseline, 1 and 3\u2009months. Our primary aim was to evaluate if the app could facilitate PFMT and increase confidence in performing pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contractions correctly. Our second aim was to describe the change in urinary incontinence (UI) after RP, based on the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire\u2010Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ\u2010UI SF).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 3043 users at baseline, 388 met the primary inclusion criteria. Of those, 71 (18.3%) were incontinent, predominantly with slight symptoms. The most common type was urge UI, 39\/71 (54.9%). Of the 388 users, 159 (41.0%) answered the questionnaire at 1\u2009month, and 131 (33.7%) at 3\u2009months within 89\u2013135\u2009days. Of those 131, 127 (96.9%) indicated that the app facilitated their training \u2018a lot\u2019 or \u2018somewhat\u2019. Confidence in performing PFM contractions correctly increased from 39.7% at baseline to 74.0% at 1\u2009month and 87.8% at 3\u2009months (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). At baseline, 19.8% performed PFM contractions at least daily, which increased to 74.0% at 1\u2009month and 77.9% at 3\u2009months (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). At 3\u2009months, 115\/131 (87.8%) had undergone RP, 93.6% of which were robot\u2010assisted. Of the 115, 103 (89.6%) were incontinent, and stress UI dominated. The mean ICIQ\u2010UI SF score increased from 1.2 (2.4 SD) at baseline to 9.6 (5.2 SD), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, after surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mobile app facilitated pelvic floor muscle training for men who were planned to undergo radical prostatectomy and used the app.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/bco2.142","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,9]],"date-time":"2022-03-09T18:18:18Z","timestamp":1646849898000},"page":"114-122","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A mobile app as support for pelvic floor muscle training started prior to radical prostatectomy"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7560-0033","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zinah","family":"Al\u2010Zaidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Family Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Ume\u00e5 University  Ume\u00e5 Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Lindam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Research, Education, and Development, \u00d6stersund Hospital, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Ume\u00e5 University  Ume\u00e5 Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Per","family":"Fransson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing Ume\u00e5 University  Ume\u00e5 Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8549-0007","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eva","family":"Samuelsson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Family Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Ume\u00e5 University  Ume\u00e5 Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21660"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","unstructured":"Cancercentrum.National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden. 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