The Portuguese validation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Vaginal Symptoms (ICIQ-VS) for Brazilian women with pelvic organ prolapse

Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 Oct;19(10):1385-91. doi: 10.1007/s00192-008-0641-8. Epub 2008 May 28.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to validate the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Vaginal Symptoms (ICIQ-VS) in Portuguese. Two hundred four women (108 symptomatic, 94 asymptomatic, and two with no data) with mean age of 55.4 years received a Portuguese version of the ICIQ-VS. Clinical data and pelvic organ prolapse quantification index (POP-Q) were obtained. Retest was performed 3 weeks later. Responsiveness was assessed after 20 weeks of postsurgical follow-up. Overall, most patients presented POP-Q > 2. ICIQ-VS demonstrated good psychometric properties (validity, reliability and responsiveness). The test-retest reliability was moderate to excellent for all questions. The construct validation distinguished differences in ICIQ-VS scores between symptomatic (ICIQ-VS5a > 0) and asymptomatic (ICIQ-VS5a = 0) women. ICIQ-VS was highly responsive to surgical treatment and discriminated between levels of change in the vaginal symptoms score, sexual matters score, quality-of-life score, and POP-Q. The Portuguese version of ICIQ-VS was successfully validated.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Middle Aged
  • Portugal
  • Quality of Life*
  • Referral and Consultation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*
  • Urinary Incontinence / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Incontinence / epidemiology
  • Uterine Prolapse / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Prolapse / epidemiology