Joanne Kemp, La Trobe University, j.kemp@latrobe.edu.au
This two-phased study will investigate health outcomes for women aged 18 or older living in Australia. These studies aim to understand the impact of women’s health variables specifically relating to hip pain and to investigate treatment approaches for women with endometriosis and pelvic pain. Primary women’s health study: Women will be invited to complete a 20-minute online survey collecting women’s health variables. This questionnaire collects information including sociodemographic data, safety when exercising, general health, gynaecological health, pelvic floor health, pregnancy, menopause symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, mental health including both depression and anxiety, physical activity and health related quality of life. Women who report pain between their waist to mid-thigh will be asked additional questions taking up to 10 minutes (total survey time 30 minutes). All Women who consent and complete the baseline survey will be emailed at 6- and 12-months to complete a 10-minute follow-up survey. Women’s hip sub-study: Participants reporting pain from the waist to mid-thigh region may be eligible to participate in a secondary study investigating women with hip pain. Participants will complete baseline testing taking up to 60 minutes. This includes physical testing, and some participants will be offered hip radiographic imaging (x-ray). Testing will include hip muscle strength, hip range of motion, hip palpation, one leg rise and flexion-adduction-internal-rotation test. Participants will complete follow up surveys taking 10 minutes each at 6- and 12-month intervals online using REDcap.
- Feedback to contributing clinicians
- Shared with other clinicians
- Shared with consumers
- Conferences and research publications
PROM’s within this survey include:
- Menopause rating scale
- Brief Pain Inventory Short Form
- Patient Health Questionnaire
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 item
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire
- EQ-5D-5L
- Tampa scale of Kinesiphobia.
A subset of questions from the (1) International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short form and (2) the Pelvic floor bother questionnaire are also included.
Participants with pain from the waist to mid-thigh will complete these additional PROMs: (1) Hypermobility Questionnaire; (2) Copenhagen Hip and Groin Questionnaire; (3) International Hip Outcome Tool-12; (4) Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Gluteal Questionnaire; (5) Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and (6) Global Rating of Change.
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