Tantisiriwat Natthiya, Manchana Tarinee
J Med Assoc Thai. 2014 Jan;97(1):7-11.
Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is considered as an effective management for relieving pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI). Although the benefits of PFMT are known among the health care professionals, the benefits from PFMT among the Thai women are not known.
To evaluate the basic knowledge and acceptance of PFMT in women who visited the gynecologic out-patient clinic.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted by administering a brief anonymous 2-part questionnaire to 415 women who visited the gynecologic out-patient clinic at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between November 2010 and January 2011. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 questions, was divided into two parts where part one, made up of 10 questions, collected demographic data and the remaining 14 questions in part 2 gathered more information about the knowledge and acceptance towards PFMT. These questionnaires required approximately five minutes for completion.
Mean age of all women was 42.9 years. The percentage of patients having stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) were 21.9%, 5.3%, and 15.2%, respectively. Overactive bladder (OAB) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) were found in 19.5% and 9.9%, respectively. Half of the respondents were unaware of PFMT efficacy. Most of them (80.2%) never received instruction from their health care providers. However 52.8% of women expressed interest for requesting PFMT instruction while 84.6% were willing to practice if they were made aware of benefits.
A limited understanding and acceptance of PFMT exists among Thai women. However if informed, most women express interest in practicing PFMT after clinic visit.
盆底肌训练（PFMT）被认为是缓解盆腔器官脱垂（POP）和尿失禁（UI）的一种有效治疗方法。尽管医疗保健专业人员了解PFMT的益处，但泰国女性对PFMT的益处尚不明确。
评估在妇科门诊就诊的女性对PFMT的基本知识和接受程度。
2010年11月至2011年1月期间，对415名到朱拉隆功国王纪念医院妇科门诊就诊的女性进行了一项横断面调查，采用一份简短的匿名两部分问卷。问卷由24个问题组成，分为两部分，第一部分由10个问题组成，收集人口统计学数据，第二部分的其余14个问题收集有关对PFMT的知识和接受程度的更多信息。完成这些问卷大约需要五分钟。
所有女性的平均年龄为42.9岁。患有压力性尿失禁（SUI）、急迫性尿失禁（UUI）和混合性尿失禁（MUI）的患者百分比分别为21.9%、5.3%和15.2%。分别有19.5%和9.9%的患者发现膀胱过度活动症（OAB）和盆腔器官脱垂（POP）。一半的受访者不知道PFMT的功效。她们中的大多数人（80.2%）从未接受过医疗保健提供者的指导。然而，52.8%的女性表示有兴趣要求接受PFMT指导，而84.6%的女性表示如果了解到其益处就愿意练习。
泰国女性对PFMT的了解和接受程度有限。然而，如果得到相关信息，大多数女性在门诊就诊后表示有兴趣练习PFMT。
