The ICS-'BPH' study: The psychometric validity and reliability of the ICSmale questionnaire
The ICS-'BPH' study: The psychometric validity and reliability of the ICSmale questionnaire
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.93013.x
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发表时间：
1996-04-01
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Kondo, A
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Donovan, JL;Abrams, P;Kondo, A
目的评价ICSmale问卷的信度和效度患者和方法：12个国家的泌尿科招募了1271名连续的男性，年龄>45岁，有下尿路症状和可能的良性前列腺阻塞，参加ICS-"BPH"研究（临床组）;从UI的全科诊所招募了423名非卧床男性（以提供社区组）。每个人都被要求完成广泛的ICSmale问卷，包括与泌尿系统症状有关的问题，它们引起的麻烦，以及生活质量和性功能的问题。通过与患者和泌尿科医生的访谈，测试子研究中的假设，以及与频率-容量日记和尿流率测定的关系，评估症状和问题问题的内容、结构和标准效度。结果ICSmale问卷易于完成，能够清楚地区分临床和社区人群中的男性，并检测到社区人群中大多数症状的预期正年龄梯度，如果采取相对灵活的办法，调查表的有关部分与频率-数量图表之间就有合理的一致性，结论自填的ICSmale问卷具有较好的信度和效度。
Objective To assess the validity and reliability of the ICSmale questionnaire developed for the International Continence Society-'Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia' (ICS-'BPH') study.Patients and methods Urology departments in 12 countries recruited 1271 consecutive men >45 years old, with lower urinary tract symptoms and possible benign prostatic obstruction, to the ICS-'BPH' study (the clinical group); 423 ambulent men were recruited from a general practice in the UI( to provide a community group. Each individual was asked to complete the wide-ranging ICSmale questionnaire, comprising questions concerned with urinary symptoms, the bother they cause, and issues of quality of life and sexual function. Content, construct and criterion validity of the symptom and problem questions were assessed by interviews with patients and urologists, testing hypotheses within sub-studies, and in relation to frequency-volume diaries and uroflowmetry. Reliability was assessed by measures of internal consistency and a test-retest analysis.Results The ICSmale questionnaire was easy to complete, It was clearly able to differentiate between men in clinical and community populations, and detected the expected positive age gradient for most symptoms in the community group, There was reasonable agreement between relevant parts of the questionnaire and frequency-volume charts when a relatively flexible approach was taken, but there was a very poor relationship between questions assessing strength of stream and the results of uroflowmetry, Internal consistency was high, and overall the questionnaire demonstrated good test-retest reliability.Conclusion The self-completed ICSmale questionnaire had high levels of psychometric validity and reliability.