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The International Female Coital Incontinence Questionnaire (IFCI-Q): Development, Validation and Reliability Study
No full textIntroduction: Coital urinary incontinence is an underestimated urinary symptom characterized by urine leakage during intercourse with a serious impact on female sexual function, which often may lead to the abandon of sexual activity. To date, there are no specific validated questionnaires for coital incontinence (CI). Aim: Aim of the study was to develop and validate a questionnaire “International Female Coital Incontinence- Questionnaire” (IFCI-Q) to evaluate the presence, severity and type of CI and its impact on quality of sexual intercourse. Methods: The IFCI-Q validation process included the following stages: (i) Questionnaire development and expert focus group (urologists and gynecologists experts in the field of functional urology); (ii) Administration of IFCI-Q to sexually active women complained for CI, by cognitive interview; (iii) Expert focus group to assess for content validity; (iv) Psychometric assessment of internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha calculation; (v) Test-retest reliability. Main Outcome Measure: Aim of the questionnaire was to evaluate the presence, severity and type of CI, its impact on quality of sexual intercourse and psychological status and to identify concomitant urinary symptoms. Psychometric properties outcomes: internal consistency and reliability are considered acceptable for Cronbach's α coefficient >0.7 and Cohen's k-test >0.6, respectively. Test-retest reliability was detected by administering the questionnaire twice to the all included women with a time interval of 2 weeks. The content validity was evaluated by a panel of clinical experts. Results: Thirty women (mean ± SD age: 43.4 ± 17.1 years) complained of CI completed the IFCI-Q. A total of 43.4% of patients had OAB symptoms, 23.3% had mixed urinary incontinence (UI) and 6.6% complained of stress UI. Patients with CI during penetration had a higher prevalence of predominant SUI (7/10), and all women suffering from CI during orgasm had OAB symptoms (11/11). A total of 80% women feel depressed and 56.6% patients reported that CI restricts their sexual activity. Internal consistency and replicability of data were in the adequate range (Cronbach α = 0.737). The test-retest procedure revealed that the k-values of each item are very good. Conclusion: IFCI-Q is a reliable questionnaire on CI and demonstrated a high level of internal consistency and reliability. Gubbiotti M, Giannantoni A, Rubilotta E, et al. The International Female Coital Incontinence Questionnaire (IFCI-Q): Development, Validation and Reliability Study. J Sex Med 2022;19:158–163
Urinary and bowel disfunction in autism spectrum disorder: a prospective, observational study
No full textBackground: Vesico- sphincter and bowel dysfunction have been frequently detected in Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients, but to date no consistent information exist on adults affected by the disease. We evaluated the prevalence and types of bladder and bowel disfunction (BBD) in young and adult patients affected by ASD. Subjects and methods: Twenty- seven adults and 20 children/teens with ASD and a matched group of typically developing subjects were enrolled. Daily pads use and episodes of urinary incontinence (UI) were recorded in a 3- day voiding diary. Patients underwent also the measurement of post-void urinary residual volume and 3- day bowel diary. In addition, type and duration of the pharmacological agents assumed by the patients were accurately recorded. Results: Any type of UI was observed in 85.1% of adults and in 90% of children/teens. In adults, nocturnal enuresis (NE, 62.9%) and diurnal intermittent UI (37%) were the most frequently observed bladder dysfunction while in children/ teens were NE (75%) and diurnal continuous UI (40%). In all patients was demonstrated a significant relationship between urinary symptoms and pharmacological agents, particularly NE and clotiapine (p<0.004) and periciazine (p<0.008). Conclusions: Young and adult patients with ASD present with a high prevalence of BBD and concomitant antipsychotic medications could to play a contribution in induction and/or maintaining of BBD. © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croati
The efficacy and safety of a multimodal therapy for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain: a psospective randomized study
No full textTHE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF A MULTIMODAL THERAPY FOR CHRONIC PROSTATITIS/CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUD
Continuing care for patients affected by urologic chronic pelvic pain in the era of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
No full textAims: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic poses a challenge to treatment of patients with urologic chronic pelvic pain (UCPP), who are at risk to be postponed in the priority of care. We investigated pain, catastrophizing, and psychological status in UCPP patients during SARS-CoV-2 by means of Skype telephone calls. Methods: A total of 28 UCPP patients underwent Skype video consultations. Pain intensity was assessed with Pain Numerical Rating Scale (PNRS). Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) were used to assess catastrophizing and psychological status. Results: During SARS-CoV-2, UCPP patients showed higher intensity of pain than before (mean ± SD PNRS score: 7.25 ± 0.9 vs. 5.4 ± 0.7; p <.0001), with pain exacerbation in 75%; they showed higher PCS and DASS-21 scores as compared to before the pandemic (mean ± SD PCS total score: 32.4 ± 1.2 vs. 23.7 ± 3.5; mean ± SD DASS-21 total score: 42.03 ± 4.5 vs. 34.4 ± 2.2; p <.001 and p <.001, respectively). Conclusion: During SARS-CoV-2 pandemic UCPP patients presented with high intensity of pain, marked catastrophizing thoughts and severe alteration of the psychological status. These observations impose the need not to postpone assessment and treatment of these patients during the pandemic. Remote visits with video telephone calls are a simple way of continuing care in UCPP patients. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LL
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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