title: Validation of the Prolapse Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (P-QoL) in Portuguese version in Brazilian women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to validate the Portuguese translated version of the Prolapse Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (P-QoL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-eight women completed the P-QoL questionnaire translated into Portuguese at baseline and on the second visit, 2 weeks later. Clinical data and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification Index (POP-Q) according to the International Continence Society were obtained. Psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-eight symptomatic and 30 asymptomatic women for POP symptoms were studied. Most patients presented POP-Q > 2. The P-QoL demonstrated good psychometric properties. The test-retest reliability confirmed a highly significant stability between the total scores for each domain (P < 0.0001). The construct validation distinguished differences in P-QoL questionnaire scores between symptomatic and asymptomatic women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Portuguese version of the P-QoL questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to assess quality of life in Brazilian women with pelvic organ prolapse.
authors: Division of Gynecology, Centro Integrado de Saúde Amaury de Medeiros da Universidade de Pernambuco (CISAM-UPE), Recife, Brazil.
authors: Márcia Silva
authors: MS
authors: de Oliveira
authors: José Tadeu Nunes
authors: JT
authors: Tamanini
authors: Geraldo
authors: G
authors: de Aguiar Cavalcanti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires