Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Women - a Population-based Pilot Study

Turku University Hospital143 enrolled

Overview

To assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women.

The aim is to assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women. The study is conducted as population-based in 100-130 women at the age of 64-66 years. All study objects are examined gynecologically and with vaginal ultrasound. Subjective symptoms are evaluated with validated questionnaires concerning pelvic floor symptoms, sexual symptoms and quality of life. This is a pilot study before a larger scale population-based study.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

143

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life

Interventions

Gynecological examinationOTHER

Comparison of questionnaires and gynecological examination

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 64 YearsMax age: 66 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All women in one municipality aged 64-66 years who are willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons under guardianship or who does not understand the used questionnaires.

Locations (1)

Turku University Hospital

Turku, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Validity of questionnaires to find pelvic floor symptoms

Time frame: An average of 4 weeks, from returning the questionnaires to gynecological examination

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life in elderly women

Time frame: ◦Measures assessed at the time when questionnaires are filled in, one time point

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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