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  • Pelvic Floor Disorders

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  • Urinary incontinence significantly impacts women's quality of life.
  • Defining an acceptable health state is crucial for evaluating treatment effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) in adult women with urinary incontinence.
  • To establish PASS thresholds using condition-specific measures.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, multicenter cohort study of 100 women undergoing nonsurgical treatment for urinary incontinence.
  • PASS thresholds determined using the 75th percentile and regression methods.
  • Covariates influencing PASS achievement analyzed via multivariable regression.

Main Results:

  • 45% of women achieved PASS after a median of 7 weeks of treatment.
  • Established PASS score estimates for multiple condition-specific measures.
  • Increasing age was independently associated with achieving PASS.

Conclusions:

  • Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) was achieved by 45% of women post-conservative urinary incontinence treatment.
  • PASS provides a valuable new perspective for interpreting outcome measures in pelvic floor disorders.
  • Findings can inform future research and clinical care pathways for urinary incontinence.