title: Validation of the Slovakian version of the P-QOL questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to validate the Slovakian version of the prolapse quality-of-life (P-QOL) questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  The P-QOL questionnaire was translated into the Slovakian language and administered to women recruited from a urogynecology outpatient clinic at a tertiary referral teaching hospital. After completing a questionnaire, all women were examined in supine position using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP-Q) Quantification system. The reliability was assessed by using a 2-week test-retest analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty symptomatic and 79 asymptomatic women were included. The score of P-QOL was strongly correlated with the vaginal examination findings among the symptomatic group (p < 0.001 in eight domains). P-QOL domain scores were significantly different between symptomatic and asymptomatic women. The test-retest reliability confirmed a highly significant correlation between the total scores for each domain (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Slovakian version of the P-QOL questionnaire is a valid, reliable, and easily comprehensible instrument to assess quality of life of women with uterovaginal prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine Comenius University, Martin, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Viera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Svihrova
authors.forename: G Alessandro
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Digesu
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Svihra
authors.forename: Henrieta
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hudeckova
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kliment
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swift
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000208:ethnology; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018154:Slovakia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires