Psychometric properties of a self-assessment questionnaire concerning symptoms and impairment in urinary tract infections: the UTI-SIQ-8.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To validate the urinary tract infection-Symptom and Impairment Questionnaire (UTI-SIQ-8), a questionnaire that consists of four items to assess the symptom severity for dysuria, urgency, frequenc, and low abdominal pain and four items to assess the resulting impairment of activity by UTIs.

Design

Prospective observation study.

Setting

German primary care practices.

Participants

An unselected population of women with UTI. Women could participate online via a web application for smartphones, smartwatches and tablets or use a paper-and-pencil version.

Main outcomes

Psychometric properties of the UTI-SIQ-8 regarding reliability, validity and sensitivity to change by using factor analysis and multilevel and network analysis.

Results

Data fro

SUBMITTER: Gagyor I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature