title: Normative data for commonly used validated pelvic floor disorder questionnaires in women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  : To report measures of central tendency for Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and 12-item short form Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Incontinence-Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12) in women with POPQ stage ≤I.
  
  
  METHODS
  : An analysis was conducted of 67 women participating as controls in a body image in prolapse study who were recruited from a general gynecology setting. Following are the inclusion criteria: (1) presenting complaint was not prolapse/incontinence symptoms; (2) answered "no" to questions, (a) "Do you usually have a sensation of bulging protrusion from the vaginal area?" and (b) "Do you usually have a bulge or something falling out that you can see or feel in the vaginal area?" (3) POPQ stage ≤I; and (4) no prior surgery for prolapse/incontinence. Descriptive statistics were calculated for PISQ-12 and long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ.
  
  
  RESULTS
  : Subjects had a mean age of 54 ± 8 years and a median of POPQ stage I. Median total and subscale scores for long and short forms of PFDI and PFIQ were ≤15. Mean PISQ-12 was 34 ± 3. Reliability testing using Cronbach's α was performed: PFDI (α = 0.930), PFIQ (α = 0.978), and PISQ-12 (α = 0.469).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : Knowledge of normative data for pelvic floor symptom questionnaires is important to better assess outcomes after reconstructive surgery for pelvic floor disorders.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lowder
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghetti
authors.forename: Sallie S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Oliphant
authors.forename: Pamela A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Moalli
authors.forename: Halina M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zyczynski