Cultural adaptation and validation of the Wexner scale in patients with anal incontinence in a Brazilian population

Abstract

The Brazilian Portuguese version of the WS is a reliable, consistent, and valid instrument.

Quality of Life in Women with Defecatory Dysfunctions: Systematic Review of Questionnaires Validated in the Portuguese Language

“…[10][11][12] The first specific instrument for the assessment of AI was the FIQL in its original version, which was prepared in 2000 and was proposed by Rockwood et al, 13 Other instruments in the literature are: the Wexner scale (WS), the Manchester Health Questionnaire (MHQ), the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire (MMHQ), and the Rapid Assessment Faecal Incontinence Score (RAFIS). 8,[14][15][16] Even fewer QoL instruments related to AI have been validated for Brazilian Portuguese. From the systematic review, only two instruments were found: the FIQL and the WS.…”

“…8,9 The FIQL is the most widely used instrument in the international literature, validated in several different languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, English, and Portuguese, while the WS has only been validated in Portuguese and in Turkish. 8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] The FIQL evaluates the QoL of the FI patient without addressing the loss of gases, which differs from the WS. This fact is shown to be an advantageous aspect of the WS, since flatus incontinence is fairly common and is often the only manifestation of AI, which has an impact on the QoL, especially when associated with fecal loss.…”

“…-Identification of the publication: authorship, year of publication, journal; -Description of the questionnaire: name of the instrument, number of questions, time spent to apply the questionnaire, and form of application of the instrument; -Validation of the questionnaire: target population, sample, age, reliability, validity, and limitations. 8,9 Results Initially, 5,143 articles were obtained in the search. After reading the titles, 5,090 articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria, with 53 articles being selected (►Fig.…”

Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence following proctectomy

“…In patients of the SNM‐P group, the level of anastomosis (in centimetres from the dentate line) and type (handsewn vs stapled, straight vs colonic J‐pouch) of coloanal/colorectal anastomosis were recorded, as was any history of pelvic radiation. Preoperative and postperative validated CCF‐FIS were obtained from both medical records and telephone interview to assess the severity of FI and response to treatment . The medical records were also reviewed for preoperative anal manometry results, including surface electromyography (EMG), bilateral pudendal nerve terminal motor latency, mean and maximum resting and squeeze pressures, volume to first sensation, maximum tolerable volume and the presence of a rectoanal inhibitory reflex (RAIR).…”

Função dos músculos do assoalho pélvico após o tratamento do câncer de próstata: um estudo transversal

“…Em sequência, era utilizado o protocolo de coleta dos sinais eletromiográficos descrito por Glazer, Romanzi, questão sobre uso de absorventes e uma questão sobre alterações no estilo de vida. Quanto maior a pontuação do escore, maior a gravidade dos sintomas e pior a qualidade de vida(FONSECA et al, 2016) PR25 foi desenvolvido para a avaliação da QoL em homens submetidos ao tratamento para o CaP(O'LEARY 2015).…”