Enhanced interpretability of the PFDI-20 with establishment of reference scores among women in the general population

Aims To enhance the interpretability of the PFDI‐20 by establishing a score distribution for women in the general population and to determine whether scores correspond with urinary and anal incontinence (UI and AI). Methods Subjects recruited during Twins Day Festivals from 2004 to 2009 completed a...

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Published in:Neurourology and urodynamics 2012-11, Vol.31 (8), p.1252-1257
Main Authors: Gafni-Kane, Adam, Goldberg, Roger P., Sand, Peter K., Botros, Sylvia M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
anal incontinence
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
fecal incontinence
Fecal Incontinence - diagnosis
Fecal Incontinence - physiopathology
Fecal Incontinence - psychology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Quality of Life
questionnaires
Reference Values
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
urinary incontinence
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - diagnosis
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - physiopathology
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - psychology
Urinary Incontinence, Urge - diagnosis
Urinary Incontinence, Urge - physiopathology
Urinary Incontinence, Urge - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Aims To enhance the interpretability of the PFDI‐20 by establishing a score distribution for women in the general population and to determine whether scores correspond with urinary and anal incontinence (UI and AI). Methods Subjects recruited during Twins Day Festivals from 2004 to 2009 completed a survey assessing for stress and urgency urinary incontinence (SUI and UUI) and AI of flatus and stool. Score distributions for the PFDI‐20 and each of its subscales were determined for all subjects and for women with isolated forms of incontinence. Scores were compared between continent and incontinent women and between incontinent subtypes by Wilcoxon rank‐sum tests. Results One thousand three hundred seventy‐six women completed the survey with PFDI‐20 (Median = 8.9, IQR 31.3), POPDI‐6 (Median = 0, IQR = 8.3), CRADI‐8 (Median = 0, IQR = 10.7), and UDI‐6 (Median = 0, IQR = 16.7). PFDI‐20, POPDI‐6, CRADI‐8, and UDI‐6 scores were significantly greater among women reporting isolated SUI (P 
ISSN:0733-2467
1520-6777
DOI:10.1002/nau.22255