Validation of the Chinese version of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire short form (PISQ-12)
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OBJECTIVE: To validate the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire short form (PISQ-12) in a Chinese population. METHODS: The PISQ-12 was translated into Chinese; 106 women with pelvic floor disorders then completed the questionnaire and the 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12). The reliability and validity of the PISQ-12 were analyzed. RESULTS: The PISQ-12 had an adequate and high internal consistency (Cronbach α=0.725) and a high test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient coefficient=0.745; P<0.01). Scoring of the PISQ-12 was positively correlated with that of the SF-12 (P<0.01). Factor analysis showed strong construct validity. CONCLUSION: The Chinese version of the PISQ-12 has a high reliability and validity in the Chinese population and, therefore, is highly recommended for clinical treatment and research.
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- Authors
- Zhu, L., Yu, S., Xu, T., Yang, X., Lu, Y., & Lang, J.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Chinese People's Armed Police General Hospital (CN)
- Peking University First Hospital (CN)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhu, Lan
- Venue
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-11-12
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 117-119
- ISSN
- 0020-6695 (ISSN-L)
- 0020-7292
- OpenAlex
- W1971448828
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 8 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Keywords
- PISQ-12, sexual function, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction, Chinese translation, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, construct validity, women's sexual health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, China, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Language, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Urinary Incontinence, Uterine Prolapse, Reproducibility of Results, Sexuality
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