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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023

Development and psychometric validation of a patient-reported outcome measure of recurrent urinary tract infection impact: the Recurrent UTI Impact Questionnaire.

Abigail F Newlands, Lindsey Roberts, Kayleigh Maxwell, Melissa Kramer, Jessica L Price, Katherine A Finlay

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05086900 completednot on this map

Developing a Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of ReadingRan2021 to 2021Enrolled283ConditionsUrologic Diseases, Patient Satisfaction, Pain, Chronic, Sexual DysfunctionArmsNon-interventional Cross-sectional Patient Reported Outcome Measure Development
NCT07698041 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Developing and Validating Two New Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms: A Symptoms Diary and Adapted Measure for Older Adults

TypeobservationalSponsorKatherine FinlayRan2026 to 2027Enrolled200ConditionsUrology, Urological Diseases, Patient Satisfaction, Pain, ChronicArmsNon-interventional Patient Reported Outcome Measure Development (RUTISS-Diary), Non-interventional Patient Reported Outcome Measure Development (RUTISS-65)
3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Abigail F NewlandsSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 7BE, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4718-0075
Lindsey RobertsSchool of Psychology, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-2377
Kayleigh MaxwellDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8747-7201
Melissa KramerLive UTI Free Ltd, Ardeen House, 10-11 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9242-5203
Jessica L PriceLive UTI Free Ltd, Ardeen House, 10-11 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0487-0826
Katherine A FinlaySchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 7BE, UK. katherine.finlay@reading.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-2652
University of Reading · GBUniversity of Buckingham · GBUniversity of Stirling · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRecurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) is a highly prevalent condition associated with significant poor quality of life outcomes. A patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) of rUTI-associated psychosocial impact is urgently required to supplement clinical evaluation and validate the challenges experienced by patients. This study therefore developed and validated the Recurrent UTI Impact Questionnaire (RUTIIQ).

methodsA rigorous four-stage methodology was followed: (I) concept elicitation through a qualitative survey of the experiences of people with rUTI (N = 1983); (II) Delphi expert screening of the RUTIIQ with expert rUTI clinicians (N = 15); (III) one-to-one cognitive interviews with people experiencing rUTI (N = 28) to evaluate the comprehensiveness and comprehensibility of the RUTIIQ, and (IV) full pilot testing of the RUTIIQ with people experiencing rUTI (N = 240) to perform final item reduction and psychometric analysis.

resultsExploratory factor analysis demonstrated a five-factor structure comprising: 'patient satisfaction', 'work and activity interference', 'social wellbeing', 'personal wellbeing', and 'sexual wellbeing', collectively accounting for 73.8% of the total variance in pilot scores. Results from expert clinicians and patients indicated strong item content validity (I-CVI > .75). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the RUTIIQ subscales were excellent (Cronbach's α = .81-.96, ICC = .66-.91), and construct validity was strong (Spearman's ρ > .69).

conclusionThe RUTIIQ is a 30-item questionnaire with excellent psychometric properties, assessing the patient-reported psychosocial impact of living with rUTI symptoms and pain. This new instrument delivers the unique opportunity to enhance patient-centred care through standardised observation and monitoring of rUTI patient outcomes.

trial registrationThis study was pre-registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT05086900).

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Quality of LifeUrinary Tract InfectionsHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesChronic painPatient-centred carePatient-reported outcomesRecurrent urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionWomen’s health

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PMID36740638
PMCPMC10172217
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