SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2021
Pelvic floor distress inventory (PFDI)-systematic review of measurement properties.
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- Responsiveness, Smallest Detectable Change, and Minimal Important Change of the Turkish Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 Following Pelvic Floor Muscle Training.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Effect of intrinsic sphincter deficiency on treatment success following urethral bulking with polyacrylamide hydrogel.Investigative and clinical urology · 2026Article
- Pelvic Floor Distress and Sexual Function Across Self-Reported Primary Exercise Modalities in Physically Active Nulliparous Women.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Clinical Collaboration Commentary: Breaking Down the Role of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy in Colorectal Care.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Review
- Changes in Sexual Function and Quality of Life After TVT Surgery in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Cohort Study.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Miles and Maternity: A Survey of Long-Duration Exercise During Pregnancy.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- MR Defecography Improves Diagnosis of Postoperative Pelvic Floor Dysfunction After Gynecological Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of Preoperative Uterine Volume on Symptom Recurrence Following Vaginal Hysterectomy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders among women living in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Influence of Pelvic Floor Disorders on Sleep Quality in Women.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Sexual Function after Laparoscopic Posterior Vaginal Plication Plus Sacral Colpopexy for Severe Posterior Vaginal Prolapse.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Long-term health outcomes and quality of life in women with untreated pelvic floor dysfunction: a single-center cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevalence and associated factors.BMC public health · 2023Review
- Italian validation of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) questionnaire.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Relationship Involving Sexual Function, Distress Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, and Female Genital Self-Image.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2023Article
- Validation of the short forms of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire in Estonian.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Translation and measurement properties of the pelvic floor distress inventory-short form (PFDI-20) in Iranian reproductive age women.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Influence of pelvic floor disorders on quality of life in women.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- Biomechanical integrity score of the female pelvic floor.International urogynecology journal · 2022Observational
- Internal structure and classification of pelvic floor dysfunction distress by PFDI-20 total score.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and PFDI-20 have been translated and validated into several languages with different measurement property values and are recommended by the International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) as grade A for assessing pelvic floor dysfunction. Thus, the aim of the current study was to investigate the measurement properties of the PFDI and PFDI-20.
methodsSystematic review conducted in August 2020 through a search performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, WoS, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, and Google Scholar for studies that evaluated the measurement properties of the PFDI and PFDI-20. The data were analyzed according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN).
resultsInitially, 2857 studies were found, and 7 studies on PFDI and 25 on PFDI-20 were analyzed. The PFDI presented high quality of evidence for hypothesis testing, moderate for test-retest reliability and responsiveness, and very low quality of evidence for content validity. The PFDI-20 presented high quality of evidence for criterion validity, hypothesis testing, and responsiveness, moderate quality for test-retest reliability and measurement errors, and very low quality of evidence for content validity. It was not possible to rate the quality of evidence of the internal consistency of the PFDI and PFDI-20. No studies assessed the cross-cultural validity.
conclusionOnly the hypothesis testing presented high quality of evidence for the PFDI. Criterion validity, hypothesis testing, and responsiveness presented a high quality of evidence for the PFDI-20. Due to the high degree of recommendation of the PFDI and PFDI-20 given by the ICI, further studies are needed to reevaluate all the measurement properties of these instruments.
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