Psychometric evaluation of health-related quality-of-life measures after pelvic organ prolapse surgery

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 221-226

  Gelhorn, Heather L ^a   Coyne, Karin S ^a   Sikirica, Vanja ^b   Gauld, Judi ^b   Murphy, Miles ^c  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

^c ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ prolapse; PFDI 20; PFIQ 7; PGIC; Psychometric evaluation

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; REPAIR; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PFDI-20; PFIQ-7; PGIC; PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864679621     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31825e6707     Document Type: Article

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