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Outcomes were synthesized as standardized mean differences (SMDs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals. Meta-regression was employed to investigate the impact of study design characteristics and intervention parameters on outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This review included 21 studies involving 2373 participants. Meta-analyses revealed significant effects of invasive BF-assisted PFMT on PFM strength (SMD 0.71 (0.29, 1.14),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), urinary incontinence (UI) symptom severity (SMD \u22120.33 (\u22120.63, \u22120.03),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.032), quality of life (QoL; SMD \u22121.10 (\u22121.78, \u22120.41),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002), and improvement\/cure rate (OR 2.02 (1.25, 3.26),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004). Meta-analyses also revealed significant effects of both invasive (SMD \u22121.23 (\u22121.93, \u22120.52),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001) and non-invasive (SMD \u22121.23 (\u22121.77, \u22120.68),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) BF-assisted PFMT on urine loss severity. Meta-regression analysis revealed higher improvement\/cure rates when BF-assisted PFMT involved mildly challenging exercises, tailoring to patients\u2019 abilities, therapist supervision, sessions of &lt;10\u2009min, durations of &gt;1\u2009h\/week for \u2a7e8\u2009weeks, and \u2a7e80%\u201395% adherence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Invasive BF-assisted PFMT can improve PFM strength, reduce urine loss and UI symptom severity, enhance QoL, and increase the improvement\/cure rate. Non-invasive BF-assisted PFMT can reduce urine loss severity. However, these results must be interpreted cautiously due to methodological flaws, risks of bias, and substantial heterogeneity across the included studies. Further high-quality studies are warranted to confirm the effectiveness of invasive or non-invasive BF-assisted PFMT with or without ES for treating SUI in women. 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