Liao Yuan-Mei, Dougherty Molly C, Boyington Alice R, Lynn Mary R, Palmer Mary H
College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Nurs Outlook. 2006 Nov-Dec;54(6):353-61. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.09.003.
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), including urinary incontinence, negatively affect women's quality of life. Employed women are particularly prone to experiencing the negative aspects of LUTS due to their irregular access to toilet facilities. In Taiwan, about 70% of women 25-44 years of age are employed, yet little research on LUTS in the workplace has been conducted. In this article, the development of a Chinese instrument for estimating prevalence of LUTS and identifying factors related to LUTS among employed women is discussed. After instrument-generation and translations, content validity of the instrument was assessed and found to be satisfactory. Following a pilot test, psychometric testing of the instrument (which included test-retest reliability and internal consistency) was conducted. Test-retest reliability for the majority of the items and internal consistency for the construct LUTS were adequate. Based on initial psychometric testing, the authors suggest the instrument is appropriate for use with women in Taiwan. Additional testing is recommended before being used with other populations.
下尿路症状（LUTS），包括尿失禁，会对女性的生活质量产生负面影响。职业女性由于不能定期使用厕所设施，尤其容易受到LUTS负面影响。在台湾，25至44岁的女性中约70%为职业女性，但针对职场中LUTS的研究却很少。本文讨论了一种用于评估职业女性中LUTS患病率及识别与LUTS相关因素的中文工具的开发过程。在完成工具生成和翻译后，对该工具的内容效度进行了评估，结果令人满意。在进行预试验后，对该工具进行了心理测量测试（包括重测信度和内部一致性）。大多数条目的重测信度以及LUTS结构的内部一致性均足够。基于初步的心理测量测试，作者认为该工具适用于台湾女性。在用于其他人群之前，建议进行额外测试。
