| Title: |
Assessment of perinatal pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and risk factors: Measurement properties of the International Consultation on Incontinence – Perinatal Pelvic Health Self-Assessment Questionnaire (ICIQ-PPHSAQ) |
| Authors: |
Cotterill, Nikki; Uren, Alan; Fee, Anne; Abrams, Paul; Avery, Kerry; Sucha, Ewa; Barrowman, Nick; Bale, Nichola; Draycott, Tim; Elhodaiby, Mohamed; Emkes, Jacq; Hashim, Hashim; Knowles, Charles; Lough, Kate; Madhu, Chendrimada; McCarthy, Kathryn; Norrie, John; Pinkstone, Jen; Soodeen, Sally; Ward, Karen |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
University of the West of England, Bristol: UWE Research Repository |
| Description: |
ObjectiveTo assess the measurement properties of the International Consultation on Incontinence - Perinatal Pelvic Health Self-Assessment Questionnaire (ICIQ-PPHSAQ) and to identify symptom subscales for scoring. Design, setting and populationTwo cohorts of perinatal women (antenatal and postnatal) at nine NHS trusts in England completed ICIQ-PPHSAQ at baseline (16–19 weeks’ gestation for the antenatal cohort and 6–9 weeks postnatal for the postnatal cohort) and at up to three further timepoints, with follow-up extending to nine months postnatal.MethodsDescriptive analyses and exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) identified symptom subscales from which subscale scores were calculated. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha (α). Test-retest reliability was assessed using an interval of one week after baseline, using weighted Kappa (κ) for individual ordinal items and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for subscale scores. Construct validity and known-groups validity were assessed by comparison with the Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S). Responsiveness was assessed by examining the mean differences between baseline and each timepoint.Results A total of 162 antenatal women who were 16-19 weeks gestation, and 173 women 6-9 weeks postnatal were recruited. Almost all the items performed acceptably in the test-retest analyses and completion rates were high in all the scored items ( |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1470-0328 |
| Relation: |
https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/file/15807187/1/Assessment%20of%20perinatal%20pelvic%20floor%20dysfunction%20symptoms%20and%20risk%20factors%3A%20Measurement%20properties%20of%20the%20International%20Consultation%20on%20Incontinence%20%E2%80%93%20Perinatal%20Pelvic%20Health%20Self-Assessment%20Questionnaire%20%28ICIQ-PPHSAQ%29; https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/15807187 |
| Availability: |
https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/15807187 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.EDC0BE94 |
| Database: |
BASE |