ArticleTurkish journal of urology2019
Validation of the Turkish version of the Wisconsin stone-quality of life questionnaire.
Article in Turkish journal of urology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02188108 (Validation of the Wisconsin Stone-QOL, a Quality of Life Survey for Kidney Stone Formers), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Validation of the Wisconsin Stone-QOL, a Quality of Life Survey for Kidney Stone Formers
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measurements for urolithiasis: a COSMIN-based systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Relocation of lower pole renal stones helps improve the stone-free rate during flexible ureteroscopy with a low complication rate.World journal of urology · 2024Trial
- Is health-related quality of life of patients after single-use flexible ureteroscopy superior to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy? A randomised prospective study.Urolithiasis · 2021Trial
- [Risk factors for decreased quality of life in patients with kidney stones predicted by the Chinese version of Wisconsin stone quality of life questionnaire].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024Article
- Polish validation of the wisconsin stone quality of life questionnaire (POL-WISQoL).World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Tip bendable suction ureteral access sheath versus traditional sheath in retrograde intrarenal stone surgery: an international multicentre, randomized, parallel group, superiority study.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- The German linguistic validation of the Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire (WisQoL).World journal of urology · 2021Article
- Validation of the French version of the Wisconsin Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire for patients with nephrolithiasis.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2021Article
- Quality of life in patients with kidney stones: translation and validation of the Spanish Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life Questionnaire.Urolithiasis · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe validated the Turkish version of the Wisconsin Stone-Quality of Life (WISQoL) questionnaire for male and female patients with kidney stones. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe Turkish version of the WISQoL questionnaire was developed following a well-established multistep process. A total of 84 patients with kidney stones completed the Turkish WISQoL questionnaire, including the other validated questionnaires as The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 v2) and Beck's Depression Inventory. Patients completed questionnaires before percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) surgery as well as 2-4 weeks after surgery. Reliability was evaluated by internal consistency (tested by Cronbach's alfa) and test-retest reliability between week 2 and 4 (tested by Spearman correlation). Domain structures were examined by interdomain correlations using Spearman correlation coefficient. Convergent validity was assessed by correlating the scores of general health domain to the SF-36 v2, and the scores of emotional impact domain to the Beck's Depression Inventory questionnaire. Sensitivity to change was assessed by comparing scores before and after PNL surgery with the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Discriminant validity was evaluated by comparing the results of patients 2 and 4 weeks after surgery with Wilcoxon-rank sum tests.
resultsThe Turkish version of the WISQoL demonstrates good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.72-0.78) and test-retest reliability (p>0.05). Inter-domain associations within the WISQOL showed a substantial correlation between various WISQoL domains, indicating a high conceptual relationship between the domains. Also, the Turkish version of the WISQoL showed convergent validity with the corresponding validated questionnaires (Spearman's rho correlation coefficient=0.44-0.78). All domains of the WISQoL showed significant sensitivity to change (p≤0.001).
conclusionThe Turkish version of the WISQoL is a generally reliable instrument that can be self-administered by Turkish patients with kidney stones in clinical and research settings. Further clinical studies in Turkish settings would be useful to provide powerful data on sensitivity to change.
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