Adaptation and Validation of the International Pelvic Pain Society's Quality of Life Questionnaire in Portuguese

Abstract

Objective In the present study, our aim was to translate, adapt, and validate the Pelvic Health History Form (a quality of life [QoL] questionnaire) of the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) from English to Portuguese.

Methods The study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee (CEP, in the Portuguese acronym) and the IPPS. The "Transcultural Adaptation" method comprised 5 stages: translation, synthesis, backtranslation, expert review, and pretest. Cultural adaptation and validation included cognitive interviews and statistical analysis of unanswered items (> 15%) in 14 clinic patients from CPP and endometriosis clinic at Santa Casa de São Paulo.

Results Strong equivalences were established between the USA and Brazil questionnaires in terms of semantics, idioms, experiences, and concepts. Eighteen culturally inappropriate items were identified and adjusted using the revised response rate index. The subjective form underwent rigorous assessments, confirming its accurate measurement of intended targets.

Conclusion The methodology showed efficiency and equivalence, confirming its validity. The user-friendly format and inclusion of translated, adapted, and validated instruments in Portuguese make the form valuable for evaluating pelvic health, with potential for future research.

Resumo

Objetivo Realizar a tradução, adaptação e validação do questionário de qualidade de vida Pelvic Health History Form da International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS, na sigla em inglês) para a língua portuguesa.

Métodos Aprovação do Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa (CEP) e consentimento do IPPS. A metodologia “Adaptação Transcultural” foi utilizada em cinco etapas: (I) tradução; (II) síntese; (III) retradução; (IV) revisão pelo comitê de especialistas; (V) pré-teste, seguido de adaptação cultural e validação por meio de entrevista cognitiva e análise estatística da taxa de ausência de respostas > 15% após aplicação do instrumento em 14 pacientes do ambulatório de DPC e endometriose da Santa Casa de São Paulo.

Resultados Equivalências semântica, idiomática, experiencial e conceitual entre o questionário de país fonte (EUA) e alvo (Brasil) foram bem estabelecidas. Dezoito itens culturalmente impróprios, de acordo com o índice de ausência de respostas revisados, adaptados e realizada validade de face e de constructo, avaliando forma subjetiva, confiável que o instrumento mede o que pretende medir.

Conclusão A metodologia utilizada foi eficiente, com boa equivalência com o material de origem concluindo a sua validade. Formulário de formato simples, fácil aplicação e compreensão, composto por diversos instrumentos já traduzidos, adaptados e validados em nossa língua. O formulário auxilia avaliação multidimensional da saúde pélvica destas pacientes e poderá ser utilizado em estudos futuros.

Keywords

surveys and questionnaires - quality of life - translation - validation study - pelvic pain - chronic pain

Palavras-chave

inquéritos e questionários - qualidade de vida - tradução - estudo de validação - dor pélvica - dor crônica

Contributions

All authors contributed with the project and data interpretation, the writing of the article, the critical review of the intellectual content, and with the final approval of the version to be published.

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 01. März 2023

Angenommen: 16. Juni 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
09. November 2023

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