Self-management of primary dysmenorrhea-related pain: cross-sectional study on non-pharmacological interventions.

Different nonpharmacological strategies are adopted to decrease primary dysmenorrhea (PD)-related pain. The present study aimed to verify women's use of nonpharmacological methods for pain and compare them with evidence from the literature. A two-step study was conducted, comprising an online survey with 9144 women to assess nonpharmacological strategies for relieving PD-related pain, and a literature review on PubMed of verify the evidence of nonpharmacological methods.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the dysmenorrhea symptom interference (DSI) scale-Brazilian version.

Background: The Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference (DSI) scale is a reliable, valid, and responsive tool to assess the interference of menstrual pain in the physical, mental, and social activities of women.

Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the DSI scale into Brazilian-Portuguese (DSI-BrPt) and investigate the measurement properties of this version in on- and off-menses versions.

Methods: The original (United States) scale was translated and culturally adapted following existing guidelines.

Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures for women with dysmenorrhea: A systematic review.

Background: Dysmenorrhea, or menstrual pain, is a subjective experience, and can only be assessed by patient-reported outcomes. These instruments should be reliable, valid and responsive.

Aim: To identify and critically appraise the available evidence for the measurement properties of specific patient-reported outcome measures used for dysmenorrhea.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese and measurement properties of the WaLIDD score.

Objective: Dysmenorrhea is the pain related to menstruation; to screen for the symptoms, a working ability, location, intensity of days of pain, and dysmenorrhea (WaLIDD) score was created. The purpose of this work was to culturally adapt and assess the measurement properties of the WaLIDD score for dysmenorrhea in Brazilian women.

Methods: In this cross-sectional online study, we evaluated women with and without dysmenorrhea.

Presenteeism and associated factors among women with menstrual symptoms.

Purpose: Menstrual characteristics can affect a woman's productivity at work and college, but studies in a general population of adult women are scarce. In addition, it is important to know which menstrual symptoms are most associated with presenteeism in women to promote specific health actions. The present study aimed to assess menstrual symptoms associated with presenteeism in adult women.

Factors Associated with Satisfaction with Male Genital Self-Image in Brazil.

Male genital self-image (GSI) refers to how men feel about their genitals. Studies suggest that GSI is influenced by several psychosocial and physical factors, such as frequency of sexual activities, anxiety, and sexual dysfunctions. In Brazil, no studies have investigated the factors associated with satisfaction with male GSI.

WHODAS measurement properties for women with dysmenorrhea.

Background: There is an association of dysmenorrhea with human functioning and disability. However, no patient-reported outcome measure has been developed to assess this construct in women with dysmenorrhea. WHODAS 2.

Measurement properties of the Brazilian online version of the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST).

Objective: The Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) was developed to screen people with chronic pain for Fibromyalgia (FM), especially in primary health care settings. This study aimed to translate the FiRST into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its measurement properties for an online application.

Methods: After the process of translation and backtranslation, the FiRST was applied online in 483 adults with chronic pain (FM group n = 395; Chronic pain group n = 88), along with the Numerical Rating Scale for pain and fatigue, the Brief Pain Inventory, and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire-Revised.

'Painting my pain': the use of pain drawings to assess multisite pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Background: To verify the use of pain drawing to assess multisite pain in with primary dysmenorrhea (PD) and to assess its divergent validity, test-retest reliability, intra- and inter-rater reliability and measurement errors.

Methods: Cross-sectional study. Adult women with self-reported PD three months prior to the study.

Numerical rating scale for dysmenorrhea-related pain: a clinimetric study.

To evaluate the numerical rating scale (NRS) measurement properties in women with dysmenorrhea. This was an online clinimetric study. Brazilian women aged over 18 years old with internet access to respond to online instruments were included in the study.

Are menstrual symptoms associated with central sensitization inventory? A cross-sectional study.

Background: Dysmenorrhoea is a prevalent pain condition that affects women of reproductive age, who are monthly exposed to this pain, usually until they reach adult age, or even after that, which can predispose them to Central Sensitization. The present study aimed to observe the association between menstrual characteristics and central sensitivity symptoms in women.

Methods: Cross-sectional study.

Internal structure and classification of pelvic floor dysfunction distress by PFDI-20 total score.

Purpose: To evaluate the internal structure (structural validity and internal consistency) and propose a classification for the distress caused by the presence of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms based on the total score of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20).

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with Brazilian women over 18 years of age. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were performed with Parallel Analysis and to test three models to compare them with the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) and Comparative Fit Index (CFI).

Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGSIS): Cutoff Point, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Measurement Properties in Brazilian Men.

Background: Concerns about genital self-image (GSI) can influence sexual function and quality of life, and instruments that assess male GSI, such as the Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGSIS), need to be adapted and validated in different cultures.

Aims: To culturally adapt and validate the measurement properties of MGSIS in Brazilian men, according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guideline, and to create a cutoff point for satisfaction with male GSI.

Methods: We assessed the validity of content through a committee of experts and cognitive interviews.

Pelvic floor distress inventory (PFDI)-systematic review of measurement properties.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and PFDI-20 have been translated and validated into several languages ​​with different measurement property values ​​and are recommended by the International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) as grade A for assessing pelvic floor dysfunction. Thus, the aim of the current study was to investigate the measurement properties of the PFDI and PFDI-20.

Methods: Systematic review conducted in August 2020 through a search performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, WoS, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, and Google Scholar for studies that evaluated the measurement properties of the PFDI and PFDI-20.