Validation, reliability, and responsiveness of Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire (P-QOL) in a Brazilian population.

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.

Portuguese validation of the Urinary Incontinence-Specific Quality-of-Life Instrument: I-QOL.

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.