ArticleBMJ open2021
Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Quality of Life questionnaire (UFS-QOL NL) in the Dutch population: a validation study.
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- Navigating the future landscape of uterine fibroid research: a comprehensive summary of patient-centered outcome measures and implications.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Coexistence of Right Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy and Parasitic Fibroid in Anterior Abdominal Wall and Broad Ligament: A Rare Surgical Encounter.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Dysmenorrhea and Its Impact on Patients' Quality of Life-A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Validity and Reliability of The Persian Version of Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire: A Psychometric Study.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2023Article
- A Case Report of Non-puerperal Uterine Inversion due to Submucosa Leiomyoma in a Young Virgin Woman.Case reports in surgery · 2022Article
- Reporting of uterine fibroids on ultrasound examinations: an illustrated report template focused on surgical planning.Radiologia brasileiraReview
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Abstract
objectiveUterine fibroids can cause a variety of symptoms in women, from heavy menstrual bleeding and dysmenorrhea to bulk symptoms. The Uterine Fibroid Symptom and health-related Quality Of Life questionnaire (UFS-QOL) is a patient-reported outcome measure developed for assessing fibroid-related symptoms in a standardised way. Our aim was to translate and validate the UFS-QOL in Dutch.
designValidation study.
settingPatients were recruited by a gynaecologist at the outpatient clinic.
participantsWomen with uterine fibroids.
methodsThe UFS-QOL was translated into Dutch (UFS-QOL NL) and validated through testing construct validity (comprising of structural validity and hypotheses testing), reliability, responsiveness and interpretability, assessing floor and ceiling effects and minimal important change. An option to answer 'not applicable' was added to the translated questionnaire.
results191 women with uterine fibroids completed the UFS-QOL NL at baseline, after 2 weeks and after 3 months. The questionnaire retained the same factor structure after translation (Comparative Fit Index 0.94-0.95; Tucker-Lewis fit Index 0.93-0.95; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation 0.10-0.11) and correlations to other questionnaires (RAND 36, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction) were generally moderate, as hypothesised (Pearson's r 0.3-0.7). We found a sufficient reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients of approximately 0.8-0.9 for all subscales. Responsiveness was sufficient when testing hypotheses comparing women who had surgery with those who did not. Cronbach's alpha was higher than 0.7 for all subscales, indicating sufficient internal consistency and there were no concerns about floor or ceiling effects. Minimal important change could not be calculated due to low correlation between the different subscales and the anchor question.
conclusionsThe results support the measurement properties of the Dutch UFS-QOL for assessing fibroid-related symptoms and health-related quality of life in Dutch women with uterine fibroids.
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