title: Validation of the Polish version of P-QoL questionnaire.
abstract: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common morbidity that affects many women and significantly decreases quality of life. The severity and the impact of the prolapse on the quality of life are important parameters in the management and follow-up of affected patients. The aim of this validation study was to validate the Polish version of the Prolapse Quality of Life questionnaire (P-QoL).
  
  
  
  The P-QOL questionnaire was translated into Polish and administered to women recruited from two gynecological outpatient clinics (n = 231). Both symptomatic and asymptomatic women were included in the study and examined in supine position using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q). The validity was assessed by comparing symptom scores and quality-of-life scores between symptomatic and asymptomatic women.
  
  
  
  A total number of 154 symptomatic and 77 asymptomatic women were included. There was a strong correlation between severity of the disease based on physical findings (POP-Q scale) and the P-QoL scores in main prolapse quality-of-life domains. The overall scores for each life domain were significantly different between symptomatic and asymptomatic women (p < 0.001). All the questions regarding symptoms showed significant differences (p < 0.001) between both groups.
  
  
  
  The Polish version of P-QoL is a valid, reliable, and easily comprehensible instrument to assess quality of life and symptoms in Polish-speaking women suffering from urogenital prolapse.
authors: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hollycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland Center for Postgraduate Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland. kuba.rzepka@gmail.com.
authors: Jakub
authors: J
authors: Rzepka
authors: Kamil
authors: K
authors: Zalewski
authors: Artur
authors: A
authors: Stefanowicz
authors: Vik
authors: V
authors: Khullar
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Swift
authors: G Alessandro
authors: GA
authors: Digesu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014175:Translating
keywords: P-QoL; pelvic organ prolapse; prolapse symptoms; quality of life; validation study