TY  - JOUR
U1  - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
A1  - Barbosa da Silva, Jordana
A1  - Sato, Tatiana de Oliveira
A1  - Jorge, Cristine Homsi
A1  - Armijo-Olivo, Susan
A1  - Driusso, Patricia
T1  - What are the cut-off points for vaginal manometry to differentiate women with a weak from those with a strong pelvic floor muscle contraction?
JF  - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
N2  - Background: Vaginal manometry is regarded as an objective method to assess pelvic floor muscles (PFM) function and can measure several variables during contraction. Objective: To determine which variables could differentiate women with/without a weak/ strong PFM contraction and determine their cut-off points. Methods: This is a diagnostic accuracy study performed on 156 women with a mean age of 40.4 (SD, 15.9) years. The reference test was vaginal palpation and the index test was vaginal manometry (PeritronTM manometer). Variables were pressure at rest, pressure achieved with maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), MVC average, duration, gradient, and area under the curve (AUCm). The Receiver Operating Curve (AUC/ROC) and logistic regression were used to analyze the data and obtain cut-off points.
KW  - Diagnostic accuracy
KW  - Manometry
KW  - Outcome and process assessment
KW  - Pelvic floor
KW  - Women’s health
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 1413-3555
SS  - 1413-3555
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100572
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100572
N1  - Zugriff im Hochschulnetz
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
ER  -