中文版應力性尿失禁婦女症狀嚴重度及影響度量表之信效度測試

Reliability and Validity Testing of the Chinese Version of Symptom Severity Index and Symptom Impact Index for Female Stress Incontinence

10.6540/NTJN.2013.2.003

陳小蓮(Hsiao-Lien Chen)；陳品玲(Ping-Ling Chen)

跨文化適應 ； 應力性尿失禁症狀嚴重度 ； 應力性尿失禁症狀影響度 ； Cross cultural adaptation ； Stress incontinence symptom severity ； Stress incontinence symptom impact

新臺北護理期刊

15卷2期（2013 / 09 / 01）

27 - 37

繁體中文

Stress incontinence is a common problem that affects the quality of life for women. Taiwan is lacking a Chinese version tool to evaluate the symptom severity and the impact of stress incontinence on women. The purpose of this study was to test the Chinese version of symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence. The Chinese version of the symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence was translated according to the cross cultural adaptation process recommendation. A sample of women (n=83) who experienced stress incontinence in the past year were enrolled with advertisement. After translating the questionnaire, we conducted psychometric testing by internal consistency and criterion-related validity. The UDI-6 and IIQ-7 were used for the testing of criterion-related validity of the Chinese version of symptom severity index and symptom impact index. The scales' overall Cronbach's Alpha (α) was .843. The symptom severity index subscale was .811. The symptom impact index subscale was .862. In terms of the scales' criterion-related validity, the symptom severity index subscale was significantly positively correlated with UDI-6 (r=.653, p=.000). The symptom impact index subscale was also significantly positively correlated with IIQ-7 (r=.702, p=.000). The Chinese version symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence captured the content and meaning of the original questionnaire through the cross cultural adaptation process, and possessed good psychometric properties.

Stress incontinence is a common problem that affects the quality of life for women. Taiwan is lacking a Chinese version tool to evaluate the symptom severity and the impact of stress incontinence on women. The purpose of this study was to test the Chinese version of symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence. The Chinese version of the symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence was translated according to the cross cultural adaptation process recommendation. A sample of women (n=83) who experienced stress incontinence in the past year were enrolled with advertisement. After translating the questionnaire, we conducted psychometric testing by internal consistency and criterion-related validity. The UDI-6 and IIQ-7 were used for the testing of criterion-related validity of the Chinese version of symptom severity index and symptom impact index. The scales' overall Cronbach's Alpha (α) was .843. The symptom severity index subscale was .811. The symptom impact index subscale was .862. In terms of the scales' criterion-related validity, the symptom severity index subscale was significantly positively correlated with UDI-6 (r=.653, p=.000). The symptom impact index subscale was also significantly positively correlated with IIQ-7 (r=.702, p=.000). The Chinese version symptom severity index and symptom impact index for female stress incontinence captured the content and meaning of the original questionnaire through the cross cultural adaptation process, and possessed good psychometric properties.