| Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the King's Health Questionnaire in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence. |
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| Seung June Oh, Myung Soo Choo, Hong Sik Kim, Joon Chul Kim, Jeong Gu Lee, Jong Min Yun, Duk Yoon Kim, Jae Seung Paick, Ji Youl Lee, Byung Soo Chung, Kweon Sik Min, Young Ho Kim, Hee Chang Jung, Hwancheol Son, Jeong Yun Jeong, Joon Rho, Kyu Sung Lee, Weechang Kang, Won Hee Park |
1Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
2Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.
3Department of Urology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea.
4Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea.
5Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
6Department of Urology, Daehang Hospital, Korea.
7Department of Urology, Catholic University of Taegu Hyosung School of Medicine, Korea.
8Department of Urology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
9Department of Urology, Inje University College of Medicine
10Department of Urology, Soonchunghyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
11Department of Urology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Korea.
12Department of Urology, Eul Ji Univesity School of Medicine, Korea.
13Department of Urology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Korea.
14Department of Urology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
15Department of Information and Statistics, Daejeon University, Korea.
16Department of Urology, Inha University College of Medicine, Korea. drwonhee@inha.ac.kr |
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| ABSTRACT |
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the King's Health Questionnaire(KHQ) in patients with stress urinary incontinence.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Multicenter prospective study was undertaken in 106 patients with stress urinary incontince.
Psychometric properties including discriminant validity, convergent validity were evaluated and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated. Test-retest analysis was performed and the sensitivity to clinical change before and after treatment was also evaluated.
RESULTS
The psychometric properties and clinical validity of the KHQ Korean version were confirmed in 106 study population. The KHQ's good reliability was evidenced by Cronbach's alpha coefficients of>0.60, indicating to change in patients' perception of bladder condition in all domains.
CONCLUSION
Our analyses confirm excellent psychometric properties for the Korean version of KHQ, which appears to provide a valid and reliable instrument for clinical usages in Korea. |
| Keywords:
Urination; Urinary incontinence; Questionnaire; Translations |
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