TABLE 3.
Changes in Distress and Overall Satisfaction Scores After Patient-Specific Pessary Use
| Variables | Patients (N = 8) |
|---|---|
| POPDI-6 | −3.5 (−5.0 to −2.5)* |
| VAS | 2.0 (1.0–3.0)* |
| Patient-reported outcomes | |
| Ease of care | |
| Better | 4 (50%) |
| Same | 4 (50%) |
| Worse | 0 |
| Comfort | |
| Better | 4 (50%) |
| Same | 4 (50%) |
| Worse | 0 |
| Feeling of support | |
| Better | 4 (50%) |
| Same | 4 (50%) |
| Worse | 0 |
POPDI-6, ranging from no distress (0) to high distress (24); VAS, ranging from low satisfaction (0) to high satisfaction (10).
Data are expressed as median with IQR or number of patients (% of total patients) unless otherwise specified. * P < 0.05 in Wilcoxon sign-rank test.
POPDI-6, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory-6; VAS, visual analog scale.