Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2016
Cultural adaptation and validation of the Wexner scale in patients with anal incontinence in a Brazilian population.
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- Tools for fecal incontinence assessment: lessons for inflammatory bowel disease trials based on a systematic review.United European gastroenterology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Quality of Life in Women with Defecatory Dysfunctions: Systematic Review of Questionnaires Validated in the Portuguese Language.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Pooled it
- Instruments for the Assessment of Fecal and Anal Incontinence: A Scoping Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Effects of an innovative educational program on female athletes' knowledge and habits related to pelvic floor care: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia in Women with Anorectal Dysfunctions-A Female Sarcopelvic Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Modified Gant procedure for treatment of internal rectal prolapse in elderly women.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Wexner questionnaire in patients with functional constipation in an Iranian population.Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2021Article
- Validation of the Wexner scale in a Hebrew-speaking population.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisJorge and Wexner devised a questionnaire for anal incontinence (AI), known as the Wexner scale (WS). Specific validated questionnaires are essential for the assessment of symptom severity. The objective was to accomplish the cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese version of the WS.
methodsThe WS was validated according to the international criteria. A Brazilian version was tested, including the item "I do not understand" at the end of each question. If this answer was reported at a rate higher than 15 %, the item would be considered difficult to understand and would thus be modified. The final version of the WS and the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQL) were completed by 50 women. Convergent validity was assessed by comparing the data from the first interview of the WS with the FIQL using Spearman's test. Reproducibility was assessed by means of a 2-week test-retest procedure using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
resultsIn the initial version of the questionnaire, we did not obtain a response of "I do not understand" at a rate greater than 15 % and this version was considered definitive. A significant negative relationship (r = -0.63) was found between the FIQL total score and the WS. The answers obtained on the "test-re-est" questionnaires showed a significant correlation according to the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). A high level of internal consistency was found, as demonstrated by a Cronbach's alpha of 0.932.
conclusionThe Brazilian Portuguese version of the WS is a reliable, consistent, and valid instrument.
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