Psychometric properties and validation of the German-language King's Health Questionnaire in women with stress urinary incontinence.
Neurourol Urodyn
; 24(1): 63-8, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of and validate the German-language version of the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).METHODS:
A total of 145 women treated for stress incontinence with surgery or physiotherapy completed the the KHQ and the SF-36 before and after treatment. Psychometric analyses of the quality of life (QoL) instruments determined the reliability (Cronbach's alpha), internal and external validity, and responsiveness of the KHQ subscales.RESULTS:
The KHQ showed good internal consistency, content validity, and criterion validity as measured by correlation with scores on the SF-36. Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged from 0.76 to 0.86, indicating a high internal consistency of the subscales. Concerning criterion validity, correlations between the KHQ subscales and the SF-36 were low to moderate. The highest correlation was found between the general health perception subscales of both questionnaires.CONCLUSIONS:
The results indicate good psychometric properties for the German-language KHQ.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Incontinência Urinária por Estresse
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Idioma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurourol Urodyn
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria