SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2021
A systematic review of English language patient-reported outcome measures for use in urogynaecology and female pelvic medicine.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review Using the COnsensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) Checklist.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of pessary self-management versus clinic-based care for pelvic organ prolapse in women: the TOPSY RCT with process evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Trial
- Female pelvic floor protection-Where do we have to go?Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Review
- Antenatal and Postnatal Screening for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Using an Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measure.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- A comprehensive scoring system for defecation disorders derived by merging various validated patient-reported outcome measures for fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, and obstructed defecation.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Observational
- A qualitative study to inform the development of a new quality of life measure for surgery for prolapse, incontinence and mesh complications.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Application of patient-reported outcome instruments in nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Used to Assess Surgical Interventions for Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Stress Urinary Incontinence and Mesh Complications: A Scoping Review for the Development of the APPRAISE PROM.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Advancing global orthopedic research through culturally adapted outcome measures.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study of Capturing Patient Reported Outcome Measures in the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2025Article
- Norwegian Translation and Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA Revised (PISQ-IR).International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Do We Have the Evidence to Produce Tools to Enable the Identification and Personalization of Management of Women's Pelvic Floor Health Disorders Through the Perinatal and Perimenopausal Periods? ICI-RS 2024.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2025Review
- Relationship Between the PERFECT Scheme, Vaginal Manometry, and Transperineal Ultrasound in Women With and Without Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Cross-Sectional Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Using an electronic patient reported outcome measure (ePAQ-MPH) to assess potential harm for long-waiting patients in gynaecology.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Management of mixed urinary incontinence: IUGA committee opinion.International urogynecology journal · 2024Review
- Exploring the experiences of people with urogynaecology conditions in the UK: a reflexive thematic analysis and conceptual model.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Evaluation and acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures in women following pelvic organ prolapse procedures.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Validation of bladder health scales and function indices for women's research.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Article
- International Urogynecology Consultation: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROs) use in the evaluation of patients with pelvic organ prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Spanish cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in running women.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
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Abstract
introductionPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely used in clinical practice and research in urogynaecology. There is no consensus on which PROMs should be used. No unifying document identifies all available PROMs and compares the psychometric properties of these.
methodsSystematic review of the literature following PRISMA guidelines. Studies where women had been administered an English-language PROM which assessed pelvic-floor symptomatology and psychometric properties had been reported were included.
results85 PROMs assessing pelvic-floor symptoms in a urogynaecology population were identified. 43 PROMs assessed lower urinary tract symptoms in 95 studies, four PROMS assessed vaginal symptoms in seven studies, 20 PROMs assessed bowel symptoms in 27 studies and three PROMs assessed sexual symptoms in seven studies. 15 PROMs assessed two or more of these symptom areas in 60 studies. PROMs with the with the best available psychometric evidence within these five areas were (urinary symptoms) the Incontinence Quality-of-Life questionnaire (I-QOL aka ICIQ-UIqol) and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ-UI-SF), (bowel symptoms) the Accidental Bowel Leakage Evaluation (ABLE) questionnaire and the International Consultation on Incontinence Bowel questionnaire (ICIQ-B), (vaginal symptoms) the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptom Score (POPSS), (sexual symptoms) the Pelvic organ prolapse- urinary Incontinence Sexual function Questionnaire- IUGA revised (PISQ-IR) and (comprehensive PROMs) the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire and the Electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire-Pelvic-Floor (ePAQ-PF).
conclusionsMultiple PROMs with robust psychometric properties are available. Some widely used PROMs have weak evidence. Formal recommendations on which English-language PROMs to use within clinical practice and research in urogynaecology are required.
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