Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the King's Health Questionnaire in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.
- Author:
Seung June OH
1
;
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
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Multicenter Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Urination;
Urinary incontinence;
Questionnaire;
Translations
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Prospective Studies;
Psychometrics*;
Surveys and Questionnaires*;
Translations;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Incontinence*;
Urination
- From:Journal of the Korean Continence Society
2005;9(2):115-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
