Italian electronic personal assessment questionnaire-pelvic floor (I.ePAQ-PF): Psychometric validation of the urinary section.
Neurourol Urodyn
; 39(8): 2192-2197, 2020 11.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Tools for remote clinical assessment have become increasingly important. Patient-reported outcome questionnaires are increasingly being considered as the keystones of pelvic floor disorder assessment. An innovative English language multidisciplinary electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire (ePAQ-PF) was psychometrically validated in 2006. A certified Italian version (I.ePAQ-PF) has been recently made available by the Italian Society of Urodynamics. In this study, we aimed to test the psychometric properties to validate the urinary dimension of the I.ePAQ-PF.METHODS:
Women complaining of lower urinary tract symptoms were enrolled. After providing informed consent, women filled in the I.ePAQ-PF via a dedicated touch-screen display (T0), together with concurrent questionnaires International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short form, Urgency Severity Scale, Urogenital Distress Inventory, and Patient Global Impression of Improvement. Cronbach's α and Spearman's correlation coefficients were adopted (validity). A test-retest was performed in 47 cases (reliability), and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was analyzed. I.ePAQ-PF was also administered after treatment (T1) and compared with baseline data via a Wilcoxon's test and Cohen's effect-size tests (responsiveness).RESULTS:
Ninety-three women were included. Internal consistency was confirmed (Cronbach's α >.7). A Spearman's correlation test showed a good correlation (>0.6) between I.ePAQ-PF and conceptually similar questionnaires. I.ePAQ-PF seems to be highly reproducible in all domains (ICC >0.86). The questionnaire scored significantly differently (Wilcoxon test P < .003) in all domains after the treatment. Responsiveness was further confirmed by Cohen's effect size of more than 30%.CONCLUSIONS:
The Italian ePAQ-PF (urinary domain) fully satisfies the psychometric properties of validity, reliability, and responsiveness and is ready for clinical application in Italian clinical settings.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Urodinâmica
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Diafragma da Pelve
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Distúrbios do Assoalho Pélvico
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurourol Urodyn
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália