Journal of the Korean Continence Society  2005;9(2):115-123

Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the King's Health Questionnaire in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.

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

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Keywords

Urination; Urinary incontinence; Questionnaire; Translations

Country

Republic 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.