ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2017
Validation of the PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 quality of life questionnaires in two African languages.
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- Pelvic floor distress inventory (PFDI)-systematic review of measurement properties.International urogynecology journal · 2021Pooled it
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- Impact of pelvic floor dysfunction in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women attending an urban Aboriginal medical service.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2022Article
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- Translation and validation of the Polish version of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire short form 7.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
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- A cross-sectional study on pelvic floor symptoms in women living with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Validation of the Chinese version of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20) according to the COSMIN checklist.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Questionnaires to evaluate pelvic floor dysfunction in the postpartum period: a systematic review.International journal of women's health · 2018Review
- Pelvic floor dysfunction in rural postpartum mothers in the United States: prevalence, severity, and psychosocial correlates.Women & healthArticle
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisSelf-administered quality of life (QOL) questionnaires provide objective evaluation of an individual's symptoms. The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20) and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7) are condition-specific short form questionnaires. There are very few validated QOL questionnaires for women in Africa. The aim of this study was to validate these questionnaires in African women for the Afrikaans and Sesotho languages.
methodsPatients with pelvic floor disorders completed the questionnaires at baseline, 1 week later and after 6 months. A control group of women not known to have pelvic floor disorders completed the questionnaires at baseline and 1 week later. Psychometric properties tested were internal consistency, reliability, construct validity and responsiveness.
resultsIn each language group, 100 control and 100 study participants completed the scheduled rounds. Internal consistency, as measured by the Cronbach's alpha value, was good for the PFDI-20 (0.71-0.89) and the PFIQ-7 (0.81-0.89) for both the Afrikaans-speaking and the Sesotho-speaking patients. The test-retest reliability showed very good intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.89-0.99 across all scales of both questionnaires and in both language groups. The construct validity was confirmed as was the responsiveness to treatment for both questionnaires.
conclusionsThe Afrikaans and Sesotho versions of the PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 are reliable and valid instruments that can be used in women with pelvic floor disorders speaking these languages.
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