Abstract |
This study investigated the usefulness of the posterior pelvic pain provocation ( PPPP) test for differentiating between pelvic pain and low back pain because of the different prognoses and treatment strategies. We recruited 263 Japanese women who were > 36 weeks' gestation and 213 were included. The PPPP test was applied to 154 women with self-reported lumbopelvic pain. The participants were divided into three groups: the PPPP test positive ( PPPP+, n = 60) subgroup, PPPP test negative ( PPPP-, n = 94) subgroup, and no pain group (n = 59). The disability scores of the PPPP+ subgroup were significantly higher than the scores of the PPPP- subgroup and no pain group. In the PPPP+ subgroup, the intensity of pelvic pain was significantly correlated with the disability scores, but that of low back pain was not. The PPPP test could be carried out by a midwife without side-effects and could detect pregnant women with impaired ability in daily life due to lumbopelvic pain.
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Authors | Fukiko Ando, Kazutomo Ohashi |
Journal | Nursing & health sciences
(Nurs Health Sci)
Vol. 11
Issue 1
Pg. 3-9
(Mar 2009)
ISSN: 1442-2018 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 19298302
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Analysis of Variance
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
- Female
- Humans
- Japan
- Low Back Pain
(diagnosis)
- Pain Measurement
(methods)
- Pelvic Pain
(diagnosis)
- Physical Examination
(methods)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications
(diagnosis)
- Pregnancy Trimester, Third
- Prenatal Care
(methods)
- Probability
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Severity of Illness Index
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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