Validation of a questionnaire on pelvic organ function for neurological patients in Russia

Background . Dysfunction of the bladder and intestinal tract, as well sexual disorders, can be caused by pathologies pelvic organs themselves or changes in control these nervous system. Modern questionnaires are organ-specific intended for specific neurological disorders. Questionnaire on organ function is a valuable instrument evaluation complaints from patients, therefore there necessity creating an official adapted Russian version. Aim Creation Russian-language version questionnaire its validation cohort patients with diseases. Materials methods Following international standards, included linguistic cultural adaptation assessment psychometric properties. Approval was obtained directly developer, Ryuji Sakakibara. The tested twice – before after treatment. There were 48 over 18 years old (18 Parkinson’s disease, 15 multiple sclerosis, post-stroke). Results Median (IQR) age 56.5 (42–70.5) years. A developed during adaptation. This posted text this publication. It also available website group scales Research Center Neurology. At 2nd stage validation, it shown that mean score sample 2.03 ± 0.52 per question upon admission to hospital decreased significantly 1.91 0.51 discharge (Wilcoxon test, p ˂ 0.0001). confirms questionnaire’s high sensitivity clinical picture. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient 0.82 (p 0.001).It indicates level internal consistency questionnaire. Significant Spearman’s coefficients prove criterion validity studied compared established questionnaires. Conclusion useful tool patients’ disease dynamics. work example adapting foreign scale local health care