Cultural adaptation and validation of the Turkish CONTILIFE: a quality of life questionnaire for urinary incontinence

Introduction and hypothesis The objective of the present study was to adapt the CONTILIFE, a quality-of-life questionnaire, into Turkish and to reveal its psychometric properties in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods Ninety-eight patients with a symptom of SUI participat...

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Published in:International Urogynecology Journal 2019-01, Vol.30 (1), p.139-147
Main Authors: Orhan, Ceren, Özgül, Serap, Baran, Emine, Üzelpasacı, Esra, Nakip, Gülbala, Çinar, Gamze Nalan, Beksaç, Mehmet Sinan, Akbayrak, Türkan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Urinary incontinence
Urology
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Summary:Introduction and hypothesis The objective of the present study was to adapt the CONTILIFE, a quality-of-life questionnaire, into Turkish and to reveal its psychometric properties in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods Ninety-eight patients with a symptom of SUI participated in the study and filled out the Turkish CONTILIFE. Cronbach’s alpha (α) and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were evaluated for the internal consistency and test-retest reliability, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the underlying structure. Criterion validity was analyzed using the correlation coefficients between the total and subscale scores of the CONTILIFE and King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ), the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7), and the Urinary Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6). Results Internal consistency was found to be strong to very strong (Cronbach’s α: 0.90–0.96). Test-retest reliability was very strong (ICCs = 0.91–0.98, p  
ISSN:0937-3462
1433-3023
DOI:10.1007/s00192-018-3823-z