Abstract
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2021,11,3,155-159.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2021.3.28Published:August 2021Type:Original ArticleCross-Cultural Validation and Adaptation of the Moroccan Version of the Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life Scale: CONTILIFENada Otmani, Nabil Tachfouti, Angéla Filankembo, Nadia Benaicha, Mariam Atassi, Khaoula El Kinany, Amina Chrifi Alaoui, Noura Qarmiche, and Samira El Fakir Nada Otmani*, Nabil Tachfouti, Angéla Filankembo, Nadia Benaicha, Mariam Atassi, Khaoula El Kinany, Amina Chrifi Alaoui, Noura Qarmiche, Samira El Fakir Laboratory of Clinical Research and Community Health, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, MOROCCO. Abstract:Objectives: The objective of this study is to adapt and validate, the CONTILIFE, a quality of life questionnaire, in Moroccan dialect, and to assess its psychometric properties in women suffering from urinary incontinence. Materials and Methods: A total of 104 women were enrolled in the study. The reliability, construct validity, and clinical validity were assessed using the standardized procedures. Results: The results showed that the Moroccan version of the CONTILIFE has very good psychometric properties. Internal consistency was found to be strong (Cronbach’s α: 0.87 to 0.96). The inter-rater reliability, and the test-retest for the global score and de six subscale’s scores were too well. Results for multitrait scaling analysis showed that all items exceeded the 0.4 criterion for convergent validity in all scales. Item-discriminant validity was 100% successful for all items. Conclusion: The Moroccan version of the CONTILIFE is a valid and reliable tool to assess the impact of urinary incontinence on health-related quality of life in Moroccan women. Keywords:Contilife, Quality of Life, Reliability, Urinary Incontinence, ValidityView:PDF (182.03 KB)
Highlights
IntroductionThe global prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) is between 4 to 57%,3 but it is frequently ranged between 25% and 45%.4 This variability is due to the definition of UI used, and to the heterogeneity of the target populations studied.[4]In Morocco, studies have reported that about onethird of women suffer from this pathology.[5,6]Urinary incontinence may have a major impact on patient’s health related quality of life [HRQoL], which may result in a psychological distressing, social excluding, and emotional problems that include anxiety and embarrassment, and it may interfere with personal relationships, and resulting frequently a loss of self-esteem, somatization, and deprivation , which reduced quality of life [QoL].7-9
Urge Urinary Incontinence (UUI) which is manifested by leakage of urine occurring outside of any effort, and which is preceded by a sudden urge to urinate, with, an increase in urinary frequency both day and night
Urinary incontinence may have a major impact on patient’s health related quality of life [HRQoL], which may result in a psychological distressing, social excluding, and emotional problems that include anxiety and embarrassment, and it may interfere with personal relationships, and resulting frequently a loss of self-esteem, somatization, and deprivation, which reduced quality of life [QoL]
Summary
The global prevalence of UI is between 4 to 57%,3 but it is frequently ranged between 25% and 45%.4 This variability is due to the definition of UI used, and to the heterogeneity of the target populations studied.[4]In Morocco, studies have reported that about onethird of women suffer from this pathology.[5,6]Urinary incontinence may have a major impact on patient’s health related quality of life [HRQoL], which may result in a psychological distressing, social excluding, and emotional problems that include anxiety and embarrassment, and it may interfere with personal relationships, and resulting frequently a loss of self-esteem, somatization, and deprivation , which reduced quality of life [QoL].7-9. The global prevalence of UI is between 4 to 57%,3 but it is frequently ranged between 25% and 45%.4. This variability is due to the definition of UI used, and to the heterogeneity of the target populations studied.[4]. In Morocco, studies have reported that about onethird of women suffer from this pathology.[5,6]. Urinary incontinence may have a major impact on patient’s health related quality of life [HRQoL], which may result in a psychological distressing, social excluding, and emotional problems that include anxiety and embarrassment, and it may interfere with personal relationships, and resulting frequently a loss of self-esteem, somatization, and deprivation , which reduced quality of life [QoL].7-9
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