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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2016

Knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse in patients and their information-seeking preferences: comparing Vienna and Moscow.

Polina Lyatoshinskaya, D Gumina, A Popov, M Koch, M Hagmann, W Umek

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Article in International urogynecology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Polina LyatoshinskayaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. lyatoshinskaya.polina@yahoo.com.
D GuminaPelvic Floor Centre, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russian Federation.
A PopovPelvic Floor Centre, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russian Federation.
M KochDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
M HagmannDepartment of Statistics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
W UmekDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATMoscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology · RUKarl Landsteiner Society · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisWe hypothesized that knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and patient information-seeking preferences are the same in the two capital cities.

methodsFirst-visit patients were recruited at tertiary referral urogynaecological units in Vienna (137) and in Moscow (112). A 16-item scale was used to assess the patient knowledge of POP. The 16 items comprised 12 specific items taken from the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire (PIKQ) and four added items. The preliminary psychometric assessment of the knowledge scales in German and Russian was performed in the Vienna and in Moscow centres.

resultsThe mean total knowledge scores in patients in Vienna and in Moscow were not significantly different: 9.7 ± 3.5 vs. 9.8 ± 2.9 (p = 0.92). Patients in Vienna were more likely to answer questions about the pathogenesis of POP correctly. Patients in Moscow achieved higher scores for items assessing knowledge about the diagnosis of POP. Women in the two study groups equally preferred to obtain information about POP from medical specialists (72 % and 82 %; p = 0.61), followed by friends and family for patients in Vienna (25 %), and the internet for patients in Moscow (23 %). Patients in Vienna were more likely to use printed sources (18 % and 7 %; p = 0.001) than patients in Moscow.

conclusionsThe mean level of knowledge of POP did not differ between patients in Vienna and patients in Moscow. The differences between the specific knowledge domains might be explained by different cultural preferences for seeking health information and by the range of the information sources available.

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Information Seeking BehaviorPelvic Organ ProlapseAgedAustriaChi-Square DistributionFemaleGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansMiddle AgedMoscowPsychometricsSurveys and QuestionnairesTertiary Care CentersInformation-seeking behaviourKnowledge of POPPelvic organ prolapseValidation of the questionnaire

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