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KMID : 0877720050090020115
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Journal of Korean Continence Society
2005 Volume.9 No. 2 p.115 ~ p.123
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Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the King’s Health Questionnaaire in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
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Oh Seung-June
Choo Myung-Soo
Kim Hong-Sik
Kim Joon-Chul
Lee Jeong-Gu
Yun Jong-Min
Kim Duk-Yoon
Paick Jae-Seung
Lee Ji-Youl
Chung Byung-Soo
Min Kweon-Sik
Kim Young-Ho
Jung Hee-Chang
Son Hwan-Cheol
Jeong Jeong-Yun
Roh Joon
Lee Kyu-Sung
Kang Wee-Chang
Park Won-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the King’s Health Questionnaire(KHQ) in patients with stress urinary incontinence.
Materials and Methods: Multicenter prospective study was undertaken in 106 patients with stress urinary incontince. Psychometric properties including discriminant validity, convergent validity were evaluated and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated. Test-retest analysis was performed and the sensitivity to clinical change before and after treatment was also evaluated.
Results: The psychometric properties and clinical validity of the KHQ Korean version were confirmed in 106 study population. The KHQ’s good reliability was evidenced by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of>0.60, indicating to change in patients’ perception of bladder condition in all domains.
Conclusion: Our analyses confirm excellent psychometric properties for the Korean version of KHQ, which appears to provide a valid and reliable instrument for clinical usages in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Urination, Urinary incontinence, Questionnaire, Translations
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