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Matthew D. Barber
Researcher at Duke University
Publications - 235
Citations - 17517
Matthew D. Barber is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urinary incontinence & Pelvic floor. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 231 publications receiving 15330 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthew D. Barber include Wesley Hospital & Durham University.
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Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US women
Ingrid Nygaard,Matthew D. Barber,Kathryn L. Burgio,Kathryn L. Burgio,Kimberly Kenton,Susan Meikle,Joseph I. Schaffer,Cathie Spino,William E. Whitehead,Jennifer M. Wu,Debra J. Brody +10 more
TL;DR: A cross-sectional analysis of 1961 nonpregnant women who participated in the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative survey of the US noninstitutionalized population, found no differences in prevalence by racial/ethnic group.
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Short forms of two condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7).
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed short forms of 2 valid and reliable condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with disorders of the pelvic floor including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and fecal infinence (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire).
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Pelvic organ prolapse
TL;DR: No effective prevention strategy for prolapse has been identified, and considerations include weight loss, reduction of heavy lifting, treatment of constipation, modification or reduction of obstetric risk factors, and pelvic-floor physical therapy.
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Psychometric evaluation of 2 comprehensive condition-specific quality of life instruments for women with pelvic floor disorders.
Matthew D. Barber,Matthew D. Barber,Maggie Kuchibhatla,Maggie Kuchibhatla,Carl F. Pieper,Carl F. Pieper,Richard C. Bump,Richard C. Bump +7 more
TL;DR: The PFDI and the PFIQ are reliable, valid, condition-specific quality of life instruments for women with pelvic floor disorders and proved to be internally consistent and reproducible.
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Pelvic organ prolapse.
TL;DR: An evidence based update on the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of pelvic organ prolapse is provided, finding that in most cases of symptomatic POP, prolapse of multiple segments of the vagina are …