Evaluation of the acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures in women following pelvic floor procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are valuable tools in evaluating the outcomes of surgical treatment health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and may be incorporated into related clinical quality registries. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating PROMs into the Australian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry (APFPR).

Methods

Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with women with SUI (N = 12) and their managing clinicians (N = 11) in Victoria, Australia. Interview topics covered content and face validity, appropriateness, and acceptability of three incontinence-specific, two pain, one anxiety and depression, one sexual function and one patient global impres

SUBMITTER: Ruseckaite R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature