Publications by authors named "Arnold T M Bernards"
Introduction And Hypothesis: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the most common form of incontinence impacting on quality of life (QOL) and is associated with high financial, social, and emotional costs. The purpose of this study was to provide an update existing Dutch evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for physiotherapy management of patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in order to support physiotherapists in decision making and improving efficacy and uniformity of care.
Materials And Methods: A computerized literature search of relevant databases was performed to search for information regarding etiology, prognosis, and physiotherapy assessment and management in patients with SUI.
Aims: To identify prognostic indicators independently associated with poor outcome of physiotherapy intervention in women with primary or recurrent stress urinary incontinence (stress UI).
Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed in physiotherapy practices in primary care to identify prognostic indicators 12 weeks after initiation of physiotherapy intervention. Patients were referred by general practitioners or urogynecologists.
Aim: To estimate the minimal important change (MIC) of the total PRAFAB questionnaire (PRAFAB-Q) score in women referred for physiotherapy intervention following primary or recurrent episodes of stress urinary incontinence. MIC values could be applied to individual patients and used as a threshold by which practitioners decide to continue, change or end a specific intervention.
Methods: Data were derived from a prospective cohort study of 279 mainly Caucasian women.
Background: To investigate the factor structure, dimensionality and construct validity of the (5-item) PRAFAB questionnaire score in women with stress urinary incontinence (stress UI).
Methods: A cross validation study design was used in a cohort of 279 patients who were randomly divided into Sample A or B. Sample A was used for preliminary exploratory factor analyses with promax rotation.
Aims: To determine the psychometric properties of the (5-item) total PRAFAB-questionnaire score in a group of patients with stress or predominant urgency urinary incontinence (UI) to justify its use in clinical practice and research.
Methods: Psychometric properties were assessed in a prospective cohort of patients with primary or recurrent UI referred for physiotherapy treatment.
Results: In total, 99 women enrolled the cohort study, of whom 87 were classified as stable ("about the same" on the global rating scale [GRS]) and included for analyses.