Role of multidisciplinary cooperation in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorder disease / 中华胃肠外科杂志

The pelvic floor disorder disease (PFDD) typically originates from supportive tissue defects or injuries in the pelvic floor with a wide spectrum of symptoms such as urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, fecal incontinence and chronic pelvic pain. But its etiology is complex, involving multiple systems and organs. So the best management of PFDD requires the implementation of multidisciplinary team (MDT). Pelvic floor centers have been developed abroad to provide pelvic floor services. In the setting of PFDD, the concept of MDT starts lately and develops slowly in China. The MDT approach was demonstrated to improve general rehabilitation, psychological state and quality of life. However, there is no unified standardization for MDT diagnosis and treatment of PFDD at home and abroad. Meanwhile, the personnel composition, responsibilities, training, and operation mode of the MDT need to be further developed. Perfecting the management mode of MDT team members, establishing standardized training programs and assessment criteria play crucial role in the future development of MDT in PFDD.

Correlates of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women Fifty years and Over Attending Out-patient Gynaecology and Urology Clinics at a Tertiary Hospital in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica / Correlatos de los Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico en Mujeres de Cincuenta años o más que Asisten a las Clínicas Externas de Ginecología y Urología en un Hospital Terciario in Kingston y Saint Andrew, Jamaica

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify correlates of pelvic floor disorders in a clinic-based sample of women fifty years and older. Method: Two hundred and sixty-three randomly selected gynaecology and urology clinic attendees fifty years and older provided information on health, reproductive history, sociodemographics and pelvic floor disorders. Associations between having at least one pelvic floor disorder and the other variables were explored using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Approximately, 52% of women had at least one pelvic floor disorder and each additional vaginal delivery increased these odds by 14%, controlling for important health and sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Pelvic floor disorders can negatively affect quality of life in older age. Given the increased likelihood of their occurrence with each vaginal delivery, reproductive and post-reproductive health services should prioritise female pelvic medicine, pelvic floor strengthening and physical therapy to improve women's genitourinary health.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Identificar los correlatos de los trastornos del suelo pélvico en una muestra clínica de mujeres de 50 años o más. Método: Doscientos sesenta y seis mujeres de cincuenta años o más, que asisten a la clínica de ginecología y urología, fueron seleccionadas aleatoriamente. Dichas pacientes proporcionaron información sobre salud, historial reproductivo, y trastornos sociodemográficos del suelo pélvico. Las asociaciones entre tener al menos un trastorno del suelo pélvico y las otras variables se exploraron mediante análisis bivariantes y multivariantes. Resultados: Aproximadamente 52% de las mujeres tenían al menos un trastorno del suelo pélvico, y cada parto vaginal adicional aumentó estas probabilidades en un 14%, controlando las variables sanitarias y sociodemográficas importantes. Conclusión: Los trastornos del suelo pélvico pueden afectar negativamente la calidad de vida en la edad avanzada. Dada la mayor probabilidad de que ocurran con cada parto vaginal, los servicios de salud reproductiva y pos reproductiva deben priorizar la medicina pélvica femenina, el fortalecimiento del suelo pélvico y la terapia física para mejorar la salud genitourinaria de las mujeres.