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Development and validation of a questionnaire for the assessment of bowel and lower urinary tract symptoms in women
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Hiller, Louise, Radley, S., Mann, C. H., Radley, S. C., Begum, G., Pretlove, S .J. and Salaman, J. H. (2002) Development and validation of a questionnaire for the assessment of bowel and lower urinary tract symptoms in women. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 109 (4). pp. 413-423. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.01147.x ISSN 1470-0328.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.01147.x
Abstract
Objective: To develop a simple but sensitive instrument to evaluate and document symptoms of both bowel and urinary dysfunction in women. Design: A 22-item questionnaire covering a range of bowel and urinary symptoms was developed and underwent rigorous psychometric testing. Setting: The gynaecology departments of three hospitals, a urogynaecology clinic, a functional bowel clinic and a general practice. Population: Six hundred and thirty women, comprising four groups: 1. women awaiting hysterectomy (n = 379), 2. women following hysterectomy (n = 45), 3. women referred with functional bowel and/or urinary symptoms (n = 65), 4. asymptomatic controls (n = 141). Main outcome measures: The content, construct and criterion validity, internal consistency, reliability and responsiveness of the questionnaire were measured. Results: Peer and patient reports and missing data patterns supported face and content validity. Factor analysis showed a clinically relevant four-factor structure with low content replication able to distinguish between patient groups, indicating good internal structure. Comparison with clinical, anorectal physiological, videoproctographic, transit time and urodynamic test results provide provisional indication of criterion validity. Key domain question analysis and Cronbach's alphas showed internal consistency. Kappa values demonstrated good test-retest reliability and key question correlation over time proved responsiveness. Conclusions: Our findings support the suitability, clinical validity, reliability and responsiveness of a simple questionnaire, which is sensitive to the constraints of clinical practice. The authors recommend its use in health care evaluation research assessing the effects of pelvic surgery and as a useful tool in comparing treatment efficacy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | ||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | ||||||
ISSN: | 1470-0328 | ||||||
Official Date: | April 2002 | ||||||
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Volume: | 109 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 413-423 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.01147.x | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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