Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women
| Autor: | Alexandra Vermandel, Wiebren A.A. Tjalma, Hedwig Neels, Jean-Jacques Wyndaele, Michel Wyndaele, Stefan De Wachter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Intraclass correlation Pelvic floor disorders Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Urinary incontinence Nulliparity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cohen's kappa Pelvic floor dysfunction medicine Fecal incontinence 030212 general & internal medicine Gynecology 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Pelvic floor Descriptive statistics business.industry Ethics committee medicine.disease body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Knowledge Physical therapy Original Article Human medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science Journal of physical therapy science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 3002-0131 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] Proper pelvic floor function is important to avoid serious dysfunctions including incontinence, prolapse, and sexual problems. The current study evaluated the knowledge of young nulliparous women about their pelvic floor and identified what additional information they wanted. [Subjects and Methods] In this cross-sectional survey, a validated, 36 item questionnaire was distributed to 212 nulliparous women. The questionnaire addressed demography, pelvic floor muscles, pelvic floor dysfunction, and possible information sources. Descriptive statistics were generated for all variables. Stability and validity testing were performed using Kappa statistics and intra class correlation coefficients to define agreement for each question. The study was approved by the ethics Committee (B300201318334). [Results] Using a VAS scale (0 to 10), the women rated their knowledge about the pelvic floor as a mean of 2.4 (SD 2.01). A total of 93% of the women were insufficiently informed and requested more information; 25% had concerns about developing urinary incontinence, and 14% about fecal incontinence. Many of the women were unaware what pelvic floor training meant. [Conclusion] There was a significant lack of knowledge about pelvic floor function among nulliparous women. The majority of nulliparous women expressed a need for education, which might offer a way to reduce dysfunction. Key words: Knowledge, Nulliparity, Pelvic floor disorders |
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