Turkish version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire: linguistic and psychometric validation

TANIDIR Y., Mangir N., Sahan A., Sulukaya M.

WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.35, sa.7, ss.1149-1154, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00345-016-1958-4
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1149-1154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ureteral stent, Symptom score, Questionnaire, Validation, QUALITY-OF-LIFE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose Ureteric stents are frequently used in urology practice and can cause significant impairment in quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to validate the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ) to be used in the evaluation of stent-related symptoms and impairment in QoL in Turkish-speaking patients.