The Portuguese validation of the short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12)

Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Jan;23(1):117-21. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1505-1. Epub 2011 Jul 28.

Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis: Sexual well-being is an important aspect of women's life. The objective of this study was to validate the Portuguese-translated version of the short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire--PISQ-12.

Methods: Sixty-four women were enrolled to participate in the process of validating the PISQ-12 (study group). A further 68 subjects were allocated to a control group for comparison between the group of women with pelvic organ prolapse/urinary incontinence and the asymptomatic group.

Results: The PISQ-12 presented good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.79 for the study group and 0.80 for the control group). The test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.77. Mean score on the PISQ-12 was significantly higher in the control group than in the study group (42.7 ± 3.9 vs 27.8 ± 9.3)

Conclusions: The Portuguese version of the PISQ-12 was reliable for the assessment of sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse/urinary incontinence.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse / complications
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse / physiopathology
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse / psychology*
  • Portugal
  • Quality of Life
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Urinary Incontinence / complications
  • Urinary Incontinence / physiopathology
  • Urinary Incontinence / psychology*