کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3875840 1598990 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Italian Linguistic Validation of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری‌های کلیوی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Italian Linguistic Validation of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeWe validated the Italian version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire in male and female patients with an indwelling ureteral stent.Materials and MethodsA double-back translation of the original Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire was performed by 3 urologists and 4 professional translators. A total of 78 patients (cases) with and 35 healthy subjects without (controls) an indwelling ureteral stent were asked to complete the Italian version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire and a visual analog scale for pain as well as the International Prostate Symptom Score (men) and Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 plus Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (women). Cases were evaluated at weeks 1 and 4 after stent placement, and at week 4 after removal, while controls were evaluated once. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were analyzed.ResultsA total of 66 cases and 30 controls were suitable for analysis. The questionnaire showed good internal consistency in all domains except global quality of life compared with that of the International Prostate Symptom Score (Cronbach's α >0.75). Test-retest reliability was good except for the sexual matters domain (Pearson's coefficient >0.7). Relatively high correlation coefficients (greater than 0.65) were found for the visual analog scale for pain, the International Prostate Symptom Score, the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 with the corresponding Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire domains, suggesting good convergent validity. Sensitivity to change and discriminant validity were also good (p <0.001).ConclusionsThe Italian version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire is a reliable and robust instrument that can be self-administered to male and female Italian patients with an indwelling ureteral stent in the clinical and research settings.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Urology - Volume 180, Issue 2, August 2008, Pages 624–628
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