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ArticleJournal of Parkinson's disease2021

Pelvic Floor Health in Women with Parkinson's Disease.

Ankita Gupta, Kathrin LaFaver, Kevin R Duque, Anushree Lingaiah, Kate V Meriwether, Jeremy Gaskins, Josephine Gomes, Alberto J Espay, Abhimanyu Mahajan

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Article in Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ankita GuptaDivision of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Kathrin LaFaverDivision of Movement disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Kevin R DuqueJames J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Anushree LingaiahDivision of Movement disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Kate V MeriwetherDivision of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Jeremy GaskinsDepartment of Bioinformatics & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Josephine GomesDepartment of Family and Geriatric Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Alberto J EspayJames J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Abhimanyu MahajanJames J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
University of Louisville · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrinary dysfunction and constipation, manifestations of pelvic floor dysfunction are common sources of disability and impaired quality of life in women with Parkinson's disease (PD).

objectiveWe sought to evaluate the pelvic floor health amongst women with PD and their reporting of bladder and bowel symptoms.

methodsWe surveyed women with PD and age-matched controls about pelvic floor health using validated questionnaires. All participants completed the Pelvic Floor Disability Index (PFDI-20), the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form version 2.0 Cognitive Function 8a. Additionally, PD patients underwent the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) scale and the Montreal Cognition Assessment (MoCA).

resultsWomen with PD (n = 59; age, 70.4±8.6 years, PROMIS cognitive score, 52.0±7.8) self-reported urinary symptoms to a greater extent than controls (n = 59; age, 70.2±8.7 years, PROMIS cognitive score, 51.0±10) (68% vs 43%, p < 0.01). The difference was mirrored by higher (worse) scores on both PFDI-20 (35.4 vs 15.6; p = 0.01) and PFIQ-7 (4.8 vs 0; p < 0.01) for PD women compared to controls. Only 63% of all participants with self-reported pelvic floor symptoms had previously reported these symptoms to a health care provider. There was no difference in utilization of specialty care between the two groups (30% vs 46%, p = 0.2).

conclusionPelvic floor dysfunction, more common amongst women with PD, is underreported and undertreated. Our study identifies a key gap in care of women with PD.

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Parkinson DiseasePelvic FloorAgedConstipationFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurveys and Questionnaireshealth care utilizationParkinson’s diseasepelvic floor diseaseprolapseurinary dysfunctionurinary incontinencewomen’s health

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