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Aims: To analyze the psychometric properties of instruments measure knowledge and/or attitude and/or practice related to urinary incontinence (UI). Methods: This review was conducted in September 2018 without restrictions regarding language and year of publication. Data sources: MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane, LILACS, and Google. The psychometric properties were evaluated using the COnsensus‐based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments and the Quality Criteria for Measurement Properties. Results: A total of seven articles published between 1999 and 2018 were included. The evaluation of the psychometric properties showed that the majority of the instruments presented "excellent" or "good" methodological quality; however, the description of aspects related to the validation stages was inadequate in some studies, causing the quality of the results to be evaluated as "indeterminate" in some properties. This review cannot recommend any questionnaire without reservations; however, the Urinary Incontinence Scales and the Barriers Incontinence Care Seeking Questionnaire presented better evaluations, regarding both methodological quality and the quality of the results. Conclusion: This review provides a strategy to select the most suitable instrument to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding UI, according to the psychometric properties, guiding their use by researchers in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to verify the association among the knowledge attitude and practice of women in relation to the smear test and the age range. Method: a cross-sectional research was undertaken, associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice survey at a Primary Health Care service. The sample consisted of 775 women, distributed in three age ranges: adolescent, young and elderly. Results: although high rates of inappropriate knowledge were found in all age ranges, it was significantly higher among the adolescents (p = 0.000). A similar trend was found in the attitude component, with percentages of inappropriateness in adolescence that drop as age advances (p=0.000). Nevertheless, no statistical difference among the groups was found in terms of practice (p=0.852). Conclusion: the study demonstrated a relation between the age range and knowledge, attitude and practice of the smear test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is reportedly able to reduce risk factors for perineal trauma. However, the effects of these exercises on perineal injuries are unclear., Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of PFMT in the prevention of perineal laceration., Search Strategy: Searches were conducted in PubMed/Medline, LILACS, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and CINAHL. For search strategies, we combined the terms PFMT, tear, laceration, perineum, and delivery., Selection Criteria: We included randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effectiveness of PFMT for the prevention of perineal laceration during vaginal delivery. There were no period or language limitations., Data Collection and Analysis: We conducted data extraction and synthesis. We performed a quality appraisal, a qualitative synthesis, and for meta-analysis we used the Software R., Main Results: Nine studies were included. In most studies, PFMT was performed daily, with a wide range of the number of contractions and sustainability. Prevalence of perineal laceration had a wide range and information on laceration degree was limited. Meta-analysis showed that PFMT was not effective to prevent perineal laceration., Conclusion: Pelvic floor muscle training does not prevent perineal laceration. Further studies are needed to investigate different protocols and interventions., (© 2021 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)