What are the cut-off points for vaginal manometry to differentiate women with a weak from those with a strong pelvic floor muscle contraction?
- 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.
| Author: | Jordana Barbosa da Silva, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Cristine Homsi Jorge, Susan Armijo-OlivoORCiD, Patricia Driusso |
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| Title (English): | What are the cut-off points for vaginal manometry to differentiate women with a weak from those with a strong pelvic floor muscle contraction? |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100572 |
| ISSN: | 1413-3555 |
| Parent Title (English): | Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2023 |
| electronic ID: | Zur Anzeige in scinos |
| Release Date: | 2024/06/06 |
| Tag: | Diagnostic accuracy; Manometry; Outcome and process assessment; Pelvic floor; Women’s health |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Note: | Zugriff im Hochschulnetz |
| Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
| DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
| Review Status: | Veröffentlichte Fassung/Verlagsversion |