Spanish Questionnaires for the Assessment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions in Women: A Systematic Review of the Structural Characteristics and Psychometric Properties

Marina Guallar-Bouloc, Paloma Gómez-Bueno, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Guadalupe Molina-Torres, Rafael Lomas-Vega and Alejandro Galán-Mercant
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Marina Guallar-Bouloc: Department of Physiotherapy, Health Science Faculty, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Paloma Gómez-Bueno: Move-It Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Sciences University of Cádiz, 11002 Cádiz, Spain
Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Guadalupe Molina-Torres: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Rafael Lomas-Vega: Department of Physiotherapy, Health Science Faculty, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Alejandro Galán-Mercant: Move-It Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Sciences University of Cádiz, 11002 Cádiz, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: Background: Pelvic floor dysfunctions affect a third of the adult female population, including a large number of clinical conditions, which can be evaluated through validated questionnaires that inform us of the status and perception of women both objectively and subjectively. The main objective of this study was to review and explain the topics of the validated questionnaires in Spanish on pelvic floor dysfunctions and to review their psychometric properties. Methods: A systematic review was carried out in the PUBMED and WOS databases. The keywords used were in PUBMED: ((((((((“Fecal Incontinence” [Mesh]) OR “Urinary Incontinence” [Mesh]) OR “Pelvic Organ Prolapse” [Mesh]) OR “Pelvic Floor Disorders” [Mesh]) OR “Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological” [Mesh]) OR “Pelvic Girdle Pain” [Mesh]) OR “sexual function” [Title/Abstract]) OR “Prolapse” [Title/Abstract]) AND “Surveys and Questionnaires” [Mesh] AND “Validation” [Title/Abstract] combined with the Boolean operators “AND”/“OR”. In contrast, in WOS, a segregated search was carried out with each of the terms of pelvic floor dysfunction together with “Validation” and “Surveys and Questionnaires”. All articles published up to 19 November 2021 were considered. Methodological quality was assessed with the COSMIN scale. Results: A total of 687 articles were identified, of which 13 were included. The evaluated questionnaires and the structural characteristics and psychometric properties of each of them were collected. Conclusion: The Spanish versions of the questionnaires show good basic structural and psychometric characteristics for the evaluation of patients with pelvic floor dysfunctions and that they resemble other versions of the same questionnaire published in other languages.

Keywords: pelvic floor dysfunctions; sexual dysfunction; urinary incontinence; prolapse; validation; questionnaire; Spanish (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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