Electronic pelvic floor symptoms assessment: Tests of data quality of ePAQ-PF

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1337-1347

  Jones, G L ^a   Radley, S C ^b   Lumb, J ^c   Jha, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer; ePAQ PF; Pelvic floor; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC PERSONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY;

EID: 51949089333     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0655-2     Document Type: Article

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