Questionnaires to Assess Urinary and Anal Incontinence: Review and Recommendations

Avery, Kerry; Bosch, Jackie; Gotoh, Momokazu; Naughton, Michelle J.; Jackson, Sonia; Radley, Stephen; Valiquette, Luc; Batista, José E.; Donovan, Jenny

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.075

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“…There was no agreement among the reviews regarding which property was most important. Some considered content validity as most important [33][34][35], while others considered construct validity [36], responsiveness [29,36] or validity and reliability [37] as the most important measurement properties.…”

Section: Description Of Synthesizing Methodological Quality and Resultsmentioning

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Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

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A systematic review of measurement properties of health-status instruments is a tool for evaluating the quality of instruments. Our aim was to appraise the quality of the review process, to describe how authors assess the methodological quality of primary studies of measurement properties, and to describe how authors evaluate results of the studies. Literature searches were performed in three databases. One hundred and forty-eight reviews were included. The purpose of included reviews was to identify health status instruments used in an evaluative application and to report on the measurement properties of these instruments. Two independent reviewers selected the articles and extracted the data. Reviews were often of low quality: 22% of the reviews used one database, the search strategy was often poorly described, and in many cases it was not reported whether article selection (75%) and data extraction (71%) was done by two independent reviewers. In 11 reviews the methodological quality of the primary studies was evaluated for all measurement properties, and of these 11 reviews only 7 evaluated the results. Methods to evaluate the quality of the primary studies and the results differed widely. The poor quality of reviews hampers evidence-based selection of instruments. Guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of measurement properties should be developed.

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Section: Description Of Synthesizing Methodological Quality and Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

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“…The severity of incontinence and the degree of bother it causes the individual can be estimated by appropriate direct questioning, including pad usage, or can be quantified more objectively using validated symptom scores 4 or bladder diaries.…”

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Systematic review and economic modelling of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence

Imamura

Abrams²,

Bain³

et al. 2010

Health Technol Assess

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“…Bu anketin skorlanmış formu (BFLUTS-SF) kadınlarda üriner inkontinansı, yaşam kalitesini ve aşırı aktif mesaneyi değerlendirmede geçerli, güvenilir ve tekrarlanabilir bir test olarak kabul edilmişken ölçülebilir bir form olmayan BFLUTS'un BFLUTS-SF'in aksine yaşam kalitesini değerlendirmede yetersiz kalabileceği bildirilmiştir. BFLUTS-SF; 4 soruluk (BFLUTS-FS (dolum semptomları), 3 soruluk BFLUTS-VS (işeme semptomları), 5 soruluk BFLUTS-IS (inkontinans semptomları), 2 soruluk BFLUTS-sex (cinsel fonksiyonlar) ve 5 soruluk BFLUTS-QoL (yaşam kalitesi) şeklinde 5 soru kategorisi üzerinden toplam 19 soru olarak dizayn edilmiştir [19,20]. BFLUTS formu daha eski ve dolayısıyla daha uzun süredir kullanılır olduğundan bu formun kullanıldığı daha çok çalışma vardır.…”

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Validation of Turkish Version of Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Index

2012

Ann Clin Anal Med

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BFLUTS questionnaire were filled by the patients 2 times with a six-week interval. The self-consistency and reliability of the test were evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test re-test correlation coefficients, respectively. Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to be 0.931 for all the questions, indicating that the questions were consistent with each other. The correlation coefficient for the test at day 0 and 6 weeks was 0.821 (p<0.001). This result indicated that the questions were clearly understood by the patients, and the same or similar answers were given to the same questions at different times. Discussion: The current Turkish version of BFLUTS index questionnaire can be used in the urological daily practice as it is a valid and consistent tool for the evaluation of female urinary incontinence and its impacts on sexual function and quality of life.

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Questionnaires to Assess Urinary and Anal Incontinence: Review and Recommendations

Cited by 115 publications

References 46 publications

Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments

Systematic review and economic modelling of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence

Validation of Turkish Version of Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Index

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