title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Serbian version of the Australian pelvic floor questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Serbian version of the Australian pelvic floor questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Australian pelvic floor questionnaire was translated according to the standard method of back-translation. Women who presented with pelvic floor disorders completed the Serbian version of the Australian pelvic floor questionnaire. Women were subjected to clinical and gynecological assessment including physical examination, cough stress test, pelvic prolapse anatomical assessment using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system, and post-void residual volume. Reliability and divergent validity was performed on 76 patients with significant pelvic floor dysfunction and 23 women without pelvic floor dysfunction. Patients repeated the questionnaire after 4 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High reliability was observed in all four dimensions (Cronbach's alpha coefficients were above 0.8 for each dimension: bladder 0.846, bowel 0.822, prolapse 0.842, and sexual function 0.823). Test-retest analyses revealed high reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficients were above 0.9). Prolapse symptom score correlated significantly with pelvic organ quantification and bladder score correlated significantly with the results of the cough stress test (convergent validity). Scores distinguished between patients with pelvic floor disorders and controls (high discriminant validity).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Serbian version of the Australian pelvic floor questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for assessment of quality of life in women with pelvic floor disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, CHC Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia, sasa_argirovic@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Argirović
authors.forename: Cane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tulić
authors.forename: Saša
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadija
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soldatović
authors.forename: Uroš
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.forename: Djordje
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D065246:Culturally Competent Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D059952:Pelvic Floor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D055771:Serbia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires