A reliable, valid instrument to assess patient knowledge about urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

The objective of this study is to develop a reliable, validated questionnaire to assess patient knowledge about urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We designed a written questionnaire comprised of UI and POP scales and administered it to 133 gynecologic and 61 urogynecologic p...

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Published in:International Urogynecology Journal 2008-09, Vol.19 (9), p.1283
Main Authors: Shah, Aparna D., Massagli, Michael P., Kohli, Neeraj, Rajan, Sujatha S., Braaten, Kari P., Hoyte, Lennox
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Questionnaires
Studies
Urology
Women
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Summary:The objective of this study is to develop a reliable, validated questionnaire to assess patient knowledge about urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We designed a written questionnaire comprised of UI and POP scales and administered it to 133 gynecologic and 61 urogynecologic patients. We performed a principal components factor analysis for UI and POP items and assessed construct validity, internal consistency, and stability of each scale. For both scales, mean total urogynecologic group scores exceeded those for gynecologic patients ( P values  0.8). Mean test scores were slightly higher upon retest (UI, 0.46, P  = 0.046; POP, 0.33, P  = 0.126). Pearson’s correlation between initial and repeat scores was high for UI (0.675) and POP scales (0.940), indicating questionnaire stability. We developed a reliable, valid instrument for assessing patient knowledge about UI and POP.
ISSN:0937-3462
1433-3023
DOI:10.1007/s00192-008-0631-x