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A digital test for pelvic muscle strength in older women with urinary incontinence
C A Brink1, C M Sampselle, T J Wells
1School of Nursing, University of Rochester, New York.
Nursing Research
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
A digital test 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. Factors of perceived pressure, alteration of the vertical plane, and time were combined to form a 7-point scale ranging from 0 to 4. Test-retest for the anteroposterior score was r = .65, p less than .01 with interrater reliability, r = .91, p less than .01. Relationship to other variables and further development of the measure are discussed.