ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2022
Internal structure and classification of pelvic floor dysfunction distress by PFDI-20 total score.
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- Miles and Maternity: A Survey of Long-Duration Exercise During Pregnancy.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Curative effect of hydrogen peroxide combined with silver ion disinfection on pelvic floor dysfunction.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Tacna Region of Peru, 2023.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Validation of the Russian Version of the Prolapse Quality-of-life Questionnaire and its Application to Assess the Impact of Pelvic Organ Prolapse on Quality of Life and the Effect of Treatment in Women Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Parous Women from the Tibet Autonomous Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Italian validation of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) questionnaire.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
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the internal structure (structural validity and internal consistency) and propose a classification for the distress caused by the presence of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms based on the total score of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20).
methodsCross-sectional study conducted with Brazilian women over 18 years of age. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were performed with Parallel Analysis and to test three models to compare them with the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) and Comparative Fit Index (CFI). Internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach's alpha. Partial credit model (PCM) was performed to classify the total score of the PFDI-20.
resultsData from 237 women (49.62 ± 16.95 years) were analyzed. The one-dimensional structure had 43.74% of the explained variance with α = 0.929. The one-dimensional model was the most appropriate (CFI = 0.987 and RMSEA = 0.022). The total PFDI-20 score was classified as the absence of symptoms (score zero), symptoms with mild distress (1 to 15 points), symptoms with moderate distress (16 to 34 points), and symptoms with severe distress (35 to 40 points).
conclusionThe PFDI-20 has an one-dimensional structure and the distress caused by the presence of PFD symptoms can be classified as mild, moderate and severe. Health professionals and future studies can use our classification to facilitate the understanding of the patient's health status and to obtain other analyses on the severity of the distress of the symptoms of PFD.
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