A Digital Test for Pelvic Muscle Strength in Older Women With Urinary Incontinence
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Nursing Research
- Vol. 38 (4) , 196???199-9
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006199-198907000-00002
Abstract
A digital of pelvic muscle strength for evaluation of a pelvic muscle exercise (PME) program was developed with a sample of 338 incontinent women living at home. Facotors of perceived pressure, alteration of the vertical plane, and time were combined to form a 7-point scale ranging from 0 to 4. Test-restest for the anteroposterior score was r = .65, p < .01 with interrater reliability, r = .91, p < .01. Relationship to other variables and further development of th measure are discussed.Keywords
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