ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2019
Translation, transcultural adaptation, reliability and validation of the pelvic organ prolapse quality of life (P-QoL) in Amharic.
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- A systematic review of the psychometric properties of the cross-cultural adaptations and translations of the Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QoL) questionnaire.International urogynecology journal · 2019Pooled it
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- Quality of life and its associated factors among women with pelvic organ prolapse who attend gynecology clinics Southern Ethiopia 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Validation of the Lithuanian version of the Prolapse Quality-of-Life questionnaire.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Validation of the Russian Version of the Prolapse Quality-of-life Questionnaire and its Application to Assess the Impact of Pelvic Organ Prolapse on Quality of Life and the Effect of Treatment in Women Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire in the United Arab Emirates.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Quality of life and its associated factors among women diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse in Gynecology outpatient department Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples region public referral hospitals, Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Quality of life and vocational education service quality in students with intellectual disability.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
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- Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Validation of the Amharic version of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptom Score (POP-SS).International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
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backgroundThe Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QoL) is a disease-specific instrument designed to measure the health-related quality of life in women with prolapse; however, there is no Amharic version of the instrument. The aim of this study were to translate the P-QoL into Amharic and evaluate its psychometric properties among adult women.
methodsWe followed an intercultural adaptation procedure to translate and adapt the P-QoL. A forward-backward translation, face validity interviews with experts and cognitive debriefing of the translated version with ten adults from the target group were performed. The Amharic version was then completed by 230 adult women with and without POP symptoms. All women were examined using a simplified Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (SPOP-Q) system. We examined internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = ICC). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted and model fit was discussed. We extracted a new factor structure by exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Criterion validity was also assessed against the SPOP-Q stage.
resultsThe translated measure was found acceptable by the experts and target group, with only minor adaptations required for the Amharic context. It had high internal consistency (α = 0.96) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.87; p < 0.001). In CFA results, the model fit indices were unacceptable (CFI = 0.69, RMSEA = 0.17, SRMR = 0.43, TLI = 0.65, and PCLOSE = 0.00). EFA extracted three-factor with satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity. The P-QoL median scores were significantly higher in symptomatic women (Mann-Whitney U Test; p < 0.001). The score was also significantly correlated with stage of prolapse (Spearman's correlation coefficient = 0.42 to 0.64, p < 0.001).
conclusionsThe P-QoL scale was successfully translated to Amharic and appears feasible, reliable and valid for Amharic-speaking women. Factor analysis confirmed a three-factor structure, inconsistent with the original English version. Further studies are needed to evaluate responsiveness of the Amharic P-QoL score.
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