Research

Validation of the prolapse quality of life questionnaire (P-QOL): an Afrikaans version in a South African population.

Corlia Brandt, Cornel Van Rooyen, Hennie Cronje

Abstract


Introduction: The Prolapse Quality of Life questionnaire (P-QoL) has been validated and translated into eight languages. The lack of an Afrikaans version of the P-QoL limits studies in Afrikaans speaking patients with Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP).  The aim was to validate an Afrikaans version of the P-QoL in a South African population.

Methodology: The P-QoL questionnaire was translated to Afrikaans by a medical translator and three gynaecologists. This descriptive study determined construct validity comparing 25 symptomatic (64.1% n=39) and 14 asymptomatic (35.9% n=39) participants` median domain scores. The POP stage was determined according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) scale and compared to their domain scores by means of percentages. A second P-QoL questionnaire was completed and the stability determined by the test-retest method.  The cronbach alpha was used to determine internal consistency and the kappa value to determine measure of agreement.

Results:  Symptomatic participants had higher median domain scores than asymptomatic participants.  All asymptomatic participants had stage O POP and 33.3% of symptomatic participants had stage III POP.  Stability was good with an average of above 50%. The mean Cronbach alpha value was 0.94 and the kappa value indicated moderate to good strength of agreement between items (к = 0.41-0.80).

Conclusion: The Afrikaans P-QoL questionnaire was found valid and reliable to determine quality of life in women with POP, correlating with the findings of other validation studies and supporting the evidence that the P-QoL is a high-quality disease-specific quality of life questionnaire.

Word count:  244

Keywords:, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Quality of Life (questionnaire), Uterovaginal prolapse, Validation


Authors' affiliations

Corlia Brandt, University of the Free State

Cornel Van Rooyen, University of the Free State

Hennie Cronje, Gynaecologist

Full Text

PDF (128KB)

Keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaires; Pelvic organ prolapse

Cite this article

South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2016;22(2):38. DOI:10.7196/SAJOG.2016.v22i2.1077

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-04-12
Date published: 2016-12-12

Article Views

Abstract views: 4997
Full text views: 1865

Comments on this article

*Read our policy for posting comments here


The South African Medical Association is the official publisher of the SAJOG.

                                                           

                                        SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

                                                         Events | Careers | CPD

 

The South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology| Online ISSN: 2305-8862 | Print ISSN: 0038-2329 | 

Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) | 

This journal is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) | Read our privacy policy.

SAMA Journals: South African Medical Journal African Journal of Health Professions Education South African Journal of Bioethics and Law South African Journal of Child Health | Southern African Journal of Critical Care  | South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Undergraduate Research in Health African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine  | Southern African Journal of Public Health