title: Development of a French version of the Endometriosis Health Profile 5 (EHP-5): cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation.
abstract: The Endometriosis Health Profile 5 (EHP-5) is a short version of an endometriosis-specific quality of life questionnaire. The objective of the study was to assess the psychometric validity of its French version.
  
  
  
  A total of 125 patients with histologically proven endometriosis who underwent surgery for painful symptoms and 80 asymptomatic controls completed the EHP-5. Principal components analysis was performed to determine the dimensions of the instrument. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was assessed by testing the relationship between the EHP-5 and the characteristics of endometriosis.
  
  
  
  For each item of EHP-5, endometriosis patients scored significantly higher than control women (p > 0.0001). Eleven items of the EHP-5 were unidimensional with excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92), and a summary aggregated index was then constructed. The EHP-5 index was sensitive to the presence of endometriosis, the type, location, severity of the disease, and pain or infertility as the main complaint with effect sizes ranging from 0.48 (95 % CI 0.11-0.85) for superficial endometriosis to 2.56 (95 % CI 2.18-2.93) for deeply infiltrating endometriosis.
  
  
  
  The French version of EHP-5 is valid and can be used for reporting patient-orientated outcome in future studies of French-speaking patients with endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy - Saint-Germain, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78103, Poissy, France. afauconnier@chi-poissy-st-germain.fr.|Research Unit EA7285, Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health, Versailles St-Quentin University, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. afauconnier@chi-poissy-st-germain.fr.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fauconnier
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy - Saint-Germain, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78103, Poissy, France.|Research Unit EA7285, Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health, Versailles St-Quentin University, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huchon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy - Saint-Germain, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78103, Poissy, France.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chaillou
authors.affiliation: Research Unit EA7285, Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health, Versailles St-Quentin University, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier André Mignot, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: Frederique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renouvel
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier André Mignot, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Endometriosis; Pelvic pain; Psychometric validation; Quality of life questionnaire