[Validation of a comprehensive pelvic floor questionnaire for the hospital, private practice and research].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to validate a German pelvic floor questionnaire that integrates bladder, bowel and sexual function, pelvic organ prolapse, severity, bothersomeness and condition-specific quality of life.


METHODS
Full psychometric testing of a self- and an interviewer-administered questionnaire was performed in 63 urogynaecological patients.


RESULTS
Missing data did not exceed 4% for any question. The questionnaire clearly distinguished between urogynaecological and other gynaecological (n = 24) populations. Urodynamics, stress test and prolapse quantification correlated with the questionnaire. Cronbach's C values in the self- and interviewer-administered questionnaires were: bladder domain 0.86 and 0.77, bowel function 0.76 and 0.77, prolapse symptoms 0.82 and 0.83, sexual function 0.80 and 0.71. kappa values in the test-retest analyses varied from 0.61 to 1.0.


CONCLUSIONS
The pelvic floor questionnaire assessed all aspects of pelvic floor function in a reproducible and valid fashion.
Abteilung für Gynäkologie, Campus Benjamin Franklin und Campus Mitte, Charité, Hindenburgdamm 30, Berlin, Germany. kaven.baessler@charite.de
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D011247:Pregnancy; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis*