Reliability and validity of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment using the MizCure perineometer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to clarify the reliability and validity of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength assessment using the MizCure perineometer in healthy women.

Methods

Twenty healthy women (age 20-45 years) participated in this study. The vaginal pressure measured using the MizCure and validated Peritron perineometers were repeated during PFM contraction in the supine and standing positions. All women were evaluated twice by examiners 1 and 2. Following the measurements in the first session (Test 1), they were repeated after an interval of between 2 and 6 weeks (Test 2). Within- and between-session intra- and inter-rater reliabilities in vaginal pressure were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) (1, 1) and (2, 1), respectively. Validity

SUBMITTER: Abe-Takahashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature