Reliability of the PERFECT scheme assessed by unidigital and bidigital vaginal palpation.
Jordana Barbosa da SilvaJéssica Gabriela de Godoi FernandesBruna Raquel CaraccioloSara Campana ZanelloTatiana de Oliveira SatoPatricia DriussoPublished in: International urogynecology journal (2021)
The PERFECT scheme carried out by bidigital vaginal palpation presents higher reliability when two examiners carry out the physical examination. When one examiner is responsible for PFM assessment, both types of palpation are recommended for evaluation of power and fast contraction; endurance should be evaluated using bidigital palpation. Examiners should be careful during the assessment of repetition of sustained contractions because inter- and intra-reliabilities for both types of palpation were classified as poor.