title: A short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12).
abstract: The aim of this study was to develop the short form of a condition-specific, reliable, validated and self-administered instrument to evaluate sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse and/or urinary incontinence. The Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire -12 (PISQ-12) was developed from the data of 99 of 182 women surveyed to create the long form (PISQ-31). An additional 46 patients were recruited for further validation. All subsets regression analysis identified 12 items likely to predict PISQ-31 scores. Short form scores underwent correlation analysis with long form, Incontinence Impact Questionnaire - 7 (IIQ-7), Sexual History Form -12 (SHF-12) and Symptom Questionnaire (SQ) scores. Test-retest reliability was checked with a subset of 20 patients. All subsets regression analysis with R>0.92 identified 12 items that predicted PISQ-31 scores. Short form scores were highly correlated with long form scores ( R=0.75-0.95). Correlations of the PISQ-12 with SHF-12 ( R=-0.66 and -0.68) and IIQ-7 ( R=-0.38 and -0.54) scores were similar to correlation of the PISQ-31 with these other measures. Reliability was moderate to high, with weighted kappa values from 0.56 to 0.93. PISQ-12 scores were lower in patients with low sexual function as measured on the SHF-12 ( P <0.001), and lower in women with depression as measured on the SQ ( P <0.001). The PISQ-12 is a validated and reliable short form that evaluates sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse and predicts PISQ-31 scores. It is able to distinguish women with poor sexual function as measured on the SHF-12.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. rrogers@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Kimberly W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Coates
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kammerer-Doak
authors.forename: Satkirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalsa
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qualls
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology