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ArticleInternational braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

Validation of the Vancouver Symptom Score Questionnaire for bladder and bowel dysfunction for Brazilian children and adolescents.

Fernanda Nunes Coelho Siqueira Pinto, José de Bessa, José Murillo Bastos, Gláucia Cristina Medeiros Dias, Mônica Maria de Almeida Vasconcelos, Eleonora Moreira Lima, Tailly de Souza Almeida, Ana Cristina Simões E Silva, Flávia Cristina de Carvalho Mrad

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fernanda Nunes Coelho Siqueira PintoDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
José de BessaDepartamento de Urologia, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
José Murillo BastosDepartamento de Urologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.
Gláucia Cristina Medeiros DiasDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Mônica Maria de Almeida VasconcelosDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Eleonora Moreira LimaDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Tailly de Souza AlmeidaDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Ana Cristina Simões E SilvaDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Flávia Cristina de Carvalho MradDepartamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana · BRUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to translate, and perform a cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Vancouver Symptom Score (VSS) for bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) for Brazilian children and adolescents Materials and Methods: Six steps were performed for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation: (1) translation, (2) synthesis of translations, (3) back-translation, (4) pre-final version of the translated instrument, (5) pilot test and degree of comprehensibility and (6) elaboration of the Brazilian version of the VSS. For validation, the Brazilian Dysfunctional Voiding Score (DVSS) questionnaire was used.

resultsValidation was performed on a sample of 107 children and adolescents with a mean age of 9.2 ± 2.84 years, presenting BBD and 107 without BBD (control group-CG). There was a positive correlation (r = 0.91, 95% CI 0.88 to 0.93, p < 0.0001) between total VSS score and total DVSS score. VSS was higher in patients with BBD (p < 0.0001). The internal consistency estimated by Cronbach's alpha was 0.87 for patients with BBD. The VSS showed excellent diagnostic accuracy in detecting cases, with an area under the ROC curve of 98% (95% CI 0.96 to 0.99, p < 0.001). A cut-off value of >11 points produced a sensitivity of 100% (95% CI 96.4% to 100%) and a specificity of 91.8% (95% CI 85.1% to 95.6%).

conclusionThe translated, cross-culturally adapted, and validated VSS for the Brazilian population is a reliable and valid tool to identify symptoms of BBD in children and adolescents aged five to 16 years, whose first language is Brazilian Portuguese.

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Cross-Cultural ComparisonUrinary BladderAdolescentBrazilChildHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrinary Bladder, Neurogenic

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PMID36512459
PMCPMC9881813
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