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Observational Study
. 2013 Nov;209(5):488.e1-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.011. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Goal attainment after treatment in patients with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse

Mamta M Mamik  1 , Rebecca G Rogers, Clifford R Qualls, Yuko M Komesu
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Observational Study

Goal attainment after treatment in patients with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse

Mamta M Mamik et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The objectives of this study were to: (1) assess differences in goal attainment of self-described goals after treatment of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP) for women who chose surgery compared to women who chose pessary; and (2) compare patient global improvement between groups.

Study design: Women who had symptomatic stage ≥II prolapse presenting for care of POP to the urogynecology clinic at the University of New Mexico were recruited. Patients listed up to 3 goals they had for their treatment. In addition, they completed the short forms of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20), the POP/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, and the Body Image Scale. Goals listed by patients were then categorized into 10 categories. Each of the listed goals was categorized based on a consensus of 5 providers. At 3 months' follow-up patients listed if they had met their self-described goals on a scale of 0-10 and also answered the Patient Global Improvement Index (PGI-I).

Results: There were no significant differences between the 2 groups' baseline characteristics. Surgery patients ranked their goal attainment higher than pessary patients for all the 3 goals listed. Similarly, PGI-I scores were also higher in the surgical (2.4 ± 1.1) than the pessary (1.93 ± 0.8) treatment groups (P < .04). Patients in the surgery group also had better symptom improvement as measured by the PFDI-20 (P < .02).

Conclusion: Patients who chose surgery had better global improvement and met their goals better compared to patients who chose pessary.

Keywords: pessary surgery goal attainment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest except for Dr. RG Rogers who is the DSMB chair of the TRANSFORM trial sponsored by the American Medical Systems

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Flow chart of patients included in the study
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