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Translation and validation of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form in the Urdu language

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Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7 SF) is a self-administered questionnaire that is used to assess the impact of urinary incontinence on the quality of life in women. It is translated into different languages; however, there is currently no official Urdu version of this tool. The main purpose of this study was to translate the IIQ-7 SF into the Urdu language and to find out its validity and reliability in women with urinary incontinence.

Methods

The IIQ-7 was translated into the Urdu language by following the standardized steps. The original version was translated into Urdu by two translators and the back translation into English was done by an independent translator. A panel of experts reviewed the translations and a final version was drafted. Fifteen women with urinary incontinence were involved in the pilot study. The validity and reliability were then assessed on 70 women with urinary incontinence.

Results

The content validity index (CVI) of each question ranged from 0.91 to 0.94. The convergent validity with UDI-6 was determined by using Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r=0.90). Cronbach’s α showed the internal consistency, which is 0.87. The test–retest reliability was calculated by the intra-class correlation coefficient, ICC=0.95. The scree plot showed the two components have eigen values greater than 1.

Conclusions

The Urdu version of the IIQ-7 has shown good validity and reliability in incontinence patients, according to the findings.

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Data will be available on a reasonable request.

Abbreviations

COSMIN:

Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments

CVI:

Content Validity Index

ICC:

Intra-class correlation

IIQ-7:

Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form

UDI-6:

Urogenital Distress Inventory Short Form

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The R.N. initially conceptualized the study; Q.T. collected the data; M.S.B. carried out data analysis; M.I. performed manuscript writing, data analysis, and interpretation.

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The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Committee of Riphah International University Islamabad (Lahore Campus), Pakistan, with reference no. REC/RCRS/21/0504, and followed as per guidelines. All the participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study. The method of translation and adaptation used in this work is in line with the WHO and COSMIN guidelines. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.

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Tassawer, QuA., Noor, R., Ikram, M. et al. Translation and validation of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form in the Urdu language. Int Urogynecol J 34, 2285–2292 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-023-05554-w

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