The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study
© 2018 by Turkish Association of Urology. Objective: The objective of the current study was to develop an Urdu version of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS-U) and validate it for Pakistani patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Material and Methods: IPSS-U was deve...
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| author | Salman, M. Khan, A. Sulaiman, S. Hughes, Jeff Khan, J. Hussain, K. |
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| description | © 2018 by Turkish Association of Urology. Objective: The objective of the current study was to develop an Urdu version of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS-U) and validate it for Pakistani patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Material and Methods: IPSS-U was developed by a two-step forward and back translation and to evaluate its psychometric properties, a prospective study involving patients suffering from LUTS (n=267) was conducted at Outpatient Urology Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Internal consistency and reproducibility were assessed using Cronbach's alpha and the Intra-Class Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Moreover, exploratory, and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to determine dimensionality of IPSS-U items. Results: Overall reliability of IPSS-U was satisfactory (Cronbach’s alpha=0.72, ICC of symptom ques-tions=0.92 and ICC of QOL index=0.75). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that two factors were consistent, which together explained 59.8% of the variance. IPSS-U items 1, 3, 5 and 6 were components of the first factor whereas item 2, 4 and 7 were components of the second factor. All the items loaded high on their factors and there were no cross loadings. Moreover, confirmatory factor analysis also showed two-factor model, with acceptable fitting patterns. Conclusion: IPSS-U is a valid and reliable non-gender specific instrument to assess the frequency and severity of LUTS in Urdu-speaking population. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-710432018-12-13T09:32:38Z The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study Salman, M. Khan, A. Sulaiman, S. Hughes, Jeff Khan, J. Hussain, K. © 2018 by Turkish Association of Urology. Objective: The objective of the current study was to develop an Urdu version of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS-U) and validate it for Pakistani patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Material and Methods: IPSS-U was developed by a two-step forward and back translation and to evaluate its psychometric properties, a prospective study involving patients suffering from LUTS (n=267) was conducted at Outpatient Urology Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Internal consistency and reproducibility were assessed using Cronbach's alpha and the Intra-Class Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Moreover, exploratory, and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to determine dimensionality of IPSS-U items. Results: Overall reliability of IPSS-U was satisfactory (Cronbach’s alpha=0.72, ICC of symptom ques-tions=0.92 and ICC of QOL index=0.75). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that two factors were consistent, which together explained 59.8% of the variance. IPSS-U items 1, 3, 5 and 6 were components of the first factor whereas item 2, 4 and 7 were components of the second factor. All the items loaded high on their factors and there were no cross loadings. Moreover, confirmatory factor analysis also showed two-factor model, with acceptable fitting patterns. Conclusion: IPSS-U is a valid and reliable non-gender specific instrument to assess the frequency and severity of LUTS in Urdu-speaking population. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71043 10.5152/tud.2018.44834 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Salman, M. Khan, A. Sulaiman, S. Hughes, Jeff Khan, J. Hussain, K. The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title | The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title_full | The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title_fullStr | The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title_short | The modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: A psychometric validation study |
| title_sort | modified urdu version of international prostate symptom score: a psychometric validation study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71043 |