Psychometric properties of the pelvic organ prolapse symptom score

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Hagen, S ^a   Glazener, C ^b   Sinclair, L ^a   Stark, D ^c   Bugge, C ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Internal consistency; Outcome measure; Pelvic organ prolapse; Psychometric properties; Sensitivity to change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE SYMPTOM SCORE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTAL PROLAPSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 57349130061     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01903.x     Document Type: Article

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