Publications by authors named "Carolina C C Souza"

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on patients with extrapelvic deep endometriosis.

Data Sources: A thorough search of the PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases was performed.

Methods Of Study Selection: Studies in the last 20 years that reported on primary extrapelvic endometriosis were included (PROSPERO registration number CRD42019125370).

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Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to translate and validate a Brazilian version of the "Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire" (P-QOL) an instrument to assess quality of life of women with genital prolapse.

Methods: Sixty-five patients answered the P-QOL twice. The reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity was assessed comparing symptom scores between affected and asymptomatic women and comparing symptom scores with prolapse stages.

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Introduction And Hypothesis: Our objective was to translate and validate a Portuguese version of the Urinary Incontinence-Specific Quality-of-Life Instrument (I-QOL), a questionnaire that is widely used in clinical trials.

Methods: Fifty patients completed the same questionnaire twice at a 2-week interval. During the first visit, we conducted a face-to-face interview and collected demographic data.

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