The repeatability of the 24-hour pad test

A prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary urogynaecology unit in women with the primary symptom of urinary incontinence to assess the repeatability of the 24-hour pad test. One hundred and eight women undertook seven 24-hour pad tests over 7 consecutive days together with 7 simul...

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Published inInternational Urogynecology Journal Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 63 - 68
Main Authors Karantanis, E, Allen, W, Stevermuer, T L, Simons, A M, O'Sullivan, R, Moore, K H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2005
Subjects
Aged
Female
Humans
Incontinence Pads
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Urinary Incontinence - complications
Urinary Incontinence - diagnosis
Urinary Incontinence - pathology
Urination
Urodynamics
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Summary:A prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary urogynaecology unit in women with the primary symptom of urinary incontinence to assess the repeatability of the 24-hour pad test. One hundred and eight women undertook seven 24-hour pad tests over 7 consecutive days together with 7 simultaneous fluid and activity charts. The results were analysed collectively and according to urodynamic subsets. Repeatability was assessed by repeated measures analysis of variance and univariate analysis of variance for each urodynamic diagnosis group (USI, mixed and no USI). Variation between pad test weights over the 7 days was low, supporting good repeatability. The number of days of pad testing required to approximate the 7-day average was 3 days. However, a single 24-hour pad test correlated highly with the 7-day average (r=0.881) and was considered sufficient to gauge leakage severity.
ISSN:0937-3462
1433-3023
DOI:10.1007/s00192-004-1199-8