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Reliability of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment in healthy continent women.
Sartori, Dulcegleika V B; Gameiro, Monica O; Yamamoto, Hamilto A; Kawano, Paulo R; Guerra, Rodrigo; Padovani, Carlos R; Amaro, João L.
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  • Sartori DV; Department of Urology, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. urologia@fmb.unesp.br.
  • Gameiro MO; Coordinator of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Service, Medical School of Botucat, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. orsigam@yahoo.com.br.
  • Yamamoto HA; Department of Urology, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. hamilto@fmb.unesp.br.
  • Kawano PR; Department of Urology, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. kawano@fmb.unesp.br.
  • Guerra R; Department of Urology, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. rodrigo.guerra@fmb.unesp.br.
  • Padovani CR; Department of Biostatistics, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. padovani@ibb.unesp.br.
  • Amaro JL; Department of Urology, Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. jamaro@fmb.unesp.br.
BMC Urol ; 15: 29, 2015 Apr 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25888237
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength using transvaginal digital palpation in healthy continent women in different age groups, and to compare the inter- and intra-rater reliability of examiners performing anterior and posterior vaginal assessments. METHODS: We prospectively studied 150 healthy multiparous women. They were distributed into four different groups, according to age range: G1 (n = 37), 30-40 years-old; G2 (n = 39), 41-50 years-old; G3 (n = 39), 51-60 years-old; and G4 (n = 35), older than 60 years-old. PFM strength was evaluated using transvaginal digital palpation in the anterior and posterior areas, by 3 different examiners, and graded using a 5-point Amaro's scale. RESULTS: There was no statistical difference among the different age ranges, for each grade of PFM strength. There was good intra-rater concordance between anterior and posterior PFM assessment, being 64.7%, 63.3%, and 66.7% for examiners A, B, and C, respectively. The intra-rater concordance level was good for each examiner. However, the inter-rater reliability for two examiners varied from moderate to good. CONCLUSIONS: Age has no effect on PFM strength profiles, in multiparous continent women. There is good concordance between anterior and posterior vaginal PFM strength assessments, but only moderate to good inter-rater reliability of the measurements between two examiners.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Diafragma da Pelve / Força Muscular Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: BMC Urol Assunto da revista: UROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Diafragma da Pelve / Força Muscular Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: BMC Urol Assunto da revista: UROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido