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

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1385-1391

  Tamanini, José Tadeu Nunes ^a   Almeida, Fernando G ^b   Girotti, Marcia Eli ^b   Riccetto, Cássio L Z ^c   Palma, Paulo C R ^c   Rios, Luis Augusto S ^d  

^a State Center for Voiding Dysfunction   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ICIQ VS; Pelvicorgan prolapse; Quality of life; Sexual symptoms; Vaginal symptoms; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE QUESTIONNAIRE-VAGINAL SYMPTOMS; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 51949083445     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0641-8     Document Type: Article

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