Essere Vida y Salud, Clínica de Fisioterapia, Osteopatía y Psicología, 18009 Granada, Spain.
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 30;18(19):10320. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910320.
Questionnaires are tools of interest in the evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunctions, but their success depends on their readability. Evaluating symptoms associated with such dysfunctions through questionnaires validated in Spanish with adequate readability indices will be useful for subsequent therapeutic work with these patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate the readability of symptomatology questionnaires on pelvic floor dysfunctions adapted to Spanish. This descriptive study included a total of 19 questionnaires, whose readability was analyzed according to four indices: Fernández-Huerta, Szigriszt-Pazos, Inflesz and readability µ (mu). In total, 50% of the questionnaires for fecal incontinence symptoms were found to have inadequate scores in terms of readability, according to the Inflesz index. If we take the readability mu index as a reference, the number of questionnaires that do not meet the minimum readability limit are as follows: 20% in urinary incontinence, 50% in fecal incontinence, 66.6% in sexual function, 100% in general pelvic floor, 25% in overactive bladder and 100% in benign prostatic hyperplasia. Therefore, it is necessary to review and adapt health questionnaires on pelvic floor dysfunctions to improve their readability and ease of understanding by conducting studies with the people who fill out these questionnaires.
问卷是评估盆底功能障碍的工具，但它们的成功取决于其可读性。通过使用经过西班牙语验证且具有足够可读性指数的问卷评估与这些功能障碍相关的症状，将有助于对这些患者进行后续治疗。本研究的目的是评估适应西班牙语的盆底功能障碍症状问卷的可读性。这项描述性研究共包括 19 份问卷，根据四个指标：Fernández-Huerta、Szigriszt-Pazos、Inflesz 和可读性 µ（mu）分析了其可读性。根据 Inflesz 指数，有 50%的粪便失禁症状问卷的可读性评分不达标。如果以可读性 mu 指数为参考，不符合最低可读性标准的问卷数量如下：尿失禁占 20%，粪便失禁占 50%，性功能障碍占 66.6%，一般盆底功能障碍占 100%，膀胱过度活动症占 25%，良性前列腺增生症占 100%。因此，有必要通过对填写这些问卷的人群进行研究，审查和调整盆底功能障碍健康问卷，以提高其可读性和易懂性。
