TY - JOUR
T1 - Normative data for commonly used validated pelvic floor disorder questionnaires in women
AU - Lowder, Jerry L.
AU - Ghetti, Chiara
AU - Oliphant, Sallie S.
AU - Moalli, Pamela A.
AU - Zyczynski, Halina M.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Objective: To report measures of central tendency for Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and 12-item short form Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Incontinence-Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12) in women with POPQ stage ≤I. Methods: An analysis was conducted of 67 women participating as controls in a body image in prolapse study who were recruited from a general gynecology setting. Following are the inclusion criteria: (1) presenting complaint was not prolapse/incontinence symptoms; (2) answered Bno[ to questions, (a) BDo you usually have a sensation of bulging protrusion from the vaginal area?[ and (b) BDo you usually have a bulge or something falling out that you can see or feel in the vaginal area?[ (3) POPQ stage ≤I; and (4) no prior surgery for prolapse/ incontinence. Descriptive statistics were calculated for PISQ-12 and long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ. Results: Subjects had a mean age of 54 ± 8 years and a median of POPQ stage I. Median total and subscale scores for long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ were ≤15. Mean PISQ-12 was 34 ± 3. Reliability testing using Cronbach's α was performed: PFDI (α = 0.930), PFIQ (α = 0.978), and PISQ-12 (α = 0.469). Conclusions: Knowledge of normative data for pelvic floor symptom questionnaires is important to better assess outcomes after reconstructive surgery for pelvic floor disorders.
AB - Objective: To report measures of central tendency for Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and 12-item short form Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Incontinence-Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12) in women with POPQ stage ≤I. Methods: An analysis was conducted of 67 women participating as controls in a body image in prolapse study who were recruited from a general gynecology setting. Following are the inclusion criteria: (1) presenting complaint was not prolapse/incontinence symptoms; (2) answered Bno[ to questions, (a) BDo you usually have a sensation of bulging protrusion from the vaginal area?[ and (b) BDo you usually have a bulge or something falling out that you can see or feel in the vaginal area?[ (3) POPQ stage ≤I; and (4) no prior surgery for prolapse/ incontinence. Descriptive statistics were calculated for PISQ-12 and long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ. Results: Subjects had a mean age of 54 ± 8 years and a median of POPQ stage I. Median total and subscale scores for long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ were ≤15. Mean PISQ-12 was 34 ± 3. Reliability testing using Cronbach's α was performed: PFDI (α = 0.930), PFIQ (α = 0.978), and PISQ-12 (α = 0.469). Conclusions: Knowledge of normative data for pelvic floor symptom questionnaires is important to better assess outcomes after reconstructive surgery for pelvic floor disorders.
KW - Normative data
KW - Pelvic floor symptoms
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181e4f148
DO - 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181e4f148
M3 - Article
C2 - 22453508
AN - SCOPUS:80053105737
VL - 16
SP - 296
EP - 298
JO - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
SN - 2151-8378
IS - 5
ER -