A Digital Test for Pelvic Muscle Strength in Older Women With Urinary Incontinence

A Digital Test for Pelvic Muscle Strength in Older Women With Urinary Incontinence

A digital of pelvic muscle strength for evaluation of a pelvic muscle exercise (PME) program was developed with a sample of 338 incontinent women living at home. Facotors of perceived pressure, alteration of the vertical plane, and time were combined to form a 7-point scale ranging from 0 to 4. Test...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing research (New York) 1989-07, Vol.38 (4), p.196-199
Hauptverfasser: BRINK, CAROL A, SAMPSELLE, CAROLYN M, WELLS, THELMA J, DIOKNO, ANANIAS C, GILLIS, GRACE L
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Exercise Therapy
Female
Fingers
Humans
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction
Muscles - physiopathology
Nurse Clinicians
Nursing
Pelvis
Physical Examination - methods
Pressure
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - classification
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - physiopathology
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - rehabilitation
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Zusammenfassung:A digital of pelvic muscle strength for evaluation of a pelvic muscle exercise (PME) program was developed with a sample of 338 incontinent women living at home. Facotors of perceived pressure, alteration of the vertical plane, and time were combined to form a 7-point scale ranging from 0 to 4. Test-restest for the anteroposterior score was r = .65, p < .01 with interrater reliability, r = .91, p < .01. Relationship to other variables and further development of th measure are discussed.
ISSN:0029-6562
1538-9847
DOI:10.1097/00006199-198907000-00002