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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2021

Intra- and inter-rater reliability of urethral mobility measurement by ultrasound in women: a cross-section study.

Ana Jessica Dos Santos Sousa, Juliana Falcão Padilha, Jordana Barbosa da Silva, Humberto Sadanobu Hirakawa, Enio Júnior Seidel, Patricia Driusso

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Ana Jessica Dos Santos SousaWomen's Health Research Laboratory, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Juliana Falcão PadilhaWomen's Health Research Laboratory, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Jordana Barbosa da SilvaWomen's Health Research Laboratory, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Humberto Sadanobu HirakawaMedicine Department, São Carlos, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Enio Júnior SeidelStatistics Department, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Av Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
Patricia DriussoWomen's Health Research Laboratory, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil. patriciadriusso@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8067-9786

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2018/26718-9
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introduction and hypothesisTo verify the intra- and inter-rater reliability of urethral mobility measurement evaluated by ultrasound (US).

methodsThis is a reliability study realized according to Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) recommendations. Twenty-one nulliparous women (25.5 ± 3.3 SD years) were volunteers. Two examiners (E1 and E2) performed the measurement of urethral mobility at rest and Valsalva on the same day. Three measurements were recorded for each moment and the mean of them were used for analysis. To perform the analysis, bladder mobility was calculated using the following equation: [Formula: see text], where "x" is the vertical distance, "y" is the horizontal distance from the dorsocaudal margin of the pubic symphysis, "V" is the Valsalva maneuver, and "R" means rest. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated considering: ICC ≥ 0.75, excellent; 0.40 ≤ ICC <0.75, satisfactory; ICC < 0.40, poor, with a significance level of 5% and 95% confidence interval.

resultsThe intra-rater reliabilities of E1 and E2 were considered excellent between the two evaluations, with ICC 0.98 (p < 0.0001) for the E1 and 0.84 (p < 0.0001) for E2. The inter-rater reliability was considered excellent (ICC = 0.83).

conclusionsBoth intra- and inter-rater reliabilities of urethral mobility measurement were considered to have excellent agreement.

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UrethraValsalva ManeuverFemaleHumansObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsUltrasonographyUrinary BladderPelvic floorReproducibility of resultsUltrasonographyUrethra

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