Chinese validation of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire Short Form
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OBJECTIVE: The Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire Short Form (PFIQ-7) is an International Continence Society-recommended disease-specific questionnaire evaluating the impact of pelvic floor disorders on women's quality of life. The PFIQ-7 has not been validated in China, which limits its use. The objective of this research was to validate the Chinese-translated version of the PFIQ-7. METHODS: The PFIQ-7 was translated into Chinese; 134 women with pelvic floor disorder completed the PFIQ-7 and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaires. Reliability and validity were analyzed. The reliability of the PFIQ-7 was assessed for internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The face/content validity was assessed subjectively by an expert panel and/or focus group participants. The criterion validity was evaluated using the Spearman correlation with the SF-12. The construct validity was determined by factor analysis. RESULTS: The PFIQ-7 has a high internal consistency (Cronbach α was 0.801) and high test-retest reliability (the intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.862, P < 0.01). PFIQ-7 scores were negatively correlated with those of the SF-12 (P < 0.01). A factor analysis showed good construct validity. CONCLUSIONS: The Chinese version of the PFIQ-7 has high reliability and validity for the Chinese population. It is highly recommended for clinical treatment and research.
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“In addition, patients were asked to complete questionnaires, including the 20-item Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) [14], the seven-item Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) [15], and the 12-item Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12) [16].”
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- Authors
- Zhu, L., Yu, S., Xu, T., Yang, X., Lu, Y., Li, B., & Lang, J.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- Peking University First Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhu, Lan
- Lang, Jinghe
- Venue
- Menopause
- Published
- 2011-09
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1030-1033
- ISSN
- 1072-3714 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2317667511
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 7
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- FWCI
- 0.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- PFIQ-7, pelvic floor dysfunction, quality of life, Chinese translation, cross-cultural validation, women's health, psychometric properties, factor analysis, test-retest reliability, internal consistency
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translating, Reproducibility of Results, Pelvic Floor, Asian People, Pelvic Floor Disorders
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