Validation of Serbian Version of Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) Questionnaire
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. DVSS Questionnaire
2.3. Translation and Validation Process
3. Statistical Analysis
3.1. Internal Consistency and Reliability Testing
3.2. Validity Testing
3.3. Explained Variability Testing
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographics | Values | |||
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Gender | Male N (%) | 25 (50%) | ||
Female N (%) | 25 (50%) | |||
Age mean ± SD | 7.18 ± 1.59 | |||
Educational level | Preschool N (%) | 20 (40%) | ||
Primary school N (%) | 30 (60%) | |||
Test items | Test (mean ± SD) | Retest (mean ± SD) | p value * | |
Item 1 | 1.76 ± 0.74 | 1.68 ± 0.74 | 0.603 | |
Item 2 | 1.90 ± 0.84 | 1.78 ± 0.89 | 0.562 | |
Item 3 | 1.46 ± 0.84 | 1.38 ± 0.81 | 0.697 | |
Item 4 | 1.88 ± 0.92 | 1.90 ± 0.91 | 0.912 | |
Item 5 | 1.58 ± 0.64 | 1.64 ± 0.63 | 0.749 | |
Item 6 | 1.30 ± 0.58 | 1.28 ± 0.73 | 0.897 | |
Item 7 | 2.16 ± 0.71 | 2.12 ± 0.75 | 0.826 | |
Item 8 | 1.58 ± 0.91 | 1.62 ± 0.90 | 0.865 | |
Item 9 | 1.88 ± 0.66 | 1.92 ± 0.63 | 0.772 | |
Item 10 | 1.44 ± 1.51 | 1.38 ± 1.51 | 0.865 | |
Total score | 16.90 ± 4.41 | 16.64 ± 4.70 | 0.904 |
Test/Retest Items | Cronbach α | Pearson’s Coefficient | |
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r Values | p Values | ||
Item 1 | 0.922 | 0.858 | 0.000 |
Item 2 | 0.919 | 0.847 | 0.000 |
Item 3 | 0.864 | 0.824 | 0.000 |
Item 4 | 0.930 | 0.866 | 0.000 |
Item 5 | 0.906 | 0.828 | 0.000 |
Item 6 | 0.787 | 0.665 | 0.000 |
Item 7 | 0.981 | 0.964 | 0.000 |
Item 8 | 0.922 | 0.901 | 0.000 |
Item 9 | 0.979 | 0.954 | 0.000 |
Item 10 | 0.934 | 0.880 | 0.000 |
Test/Retest Items | Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC)-Single Measures | ICC-Average Measures | ||
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Values | 95% CI | Values | 95% CI | |
Item 1 | 0.853 | 0.755–0.914 | 0.921 | 0.860–0.955 |
Item 2 | 0.846 | 0.742–0.910 | 0.916 | 0.852–0.953 |
Item 3 | 0.760 | 0.614–0.856 | 0.864 | 0.761–0.922 |
Item 4 | 0.872 | 0.784–0.925 | 0.931 | 0.879–0.961 |
Item 5 | 0.827 | 0.716–0.898 | 0.906 | 0.834–0.946 |
Item 6 | 0.652 | 0.458–0.787 | 0.790 | 0.628–0.881 |
Item 7 | 0.962 | 0.935–0.978 | 0.981 | 0.966–0.989 |
Item 8 | 0.855 | 0.758–0.915 | 0.922 | 0.862–0.955 |
Item 9 | 0.957 | 0.926–0.976 | 0.978 | 0.962–0.988 |
Item 10 | 0.878 | 0.794–0.929 | 0.935 | 0.885–0.963 |
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Cirovic, D.; Petronic, I.; Nikolic, D.; Knezevic, T.; Vukadinovic, V.; Pavicevic, P. Validation of Serbian Version of Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) Questionnaire. J. Clin. Med. 2018, 7, 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7080217
Cirovic D, Petronic I, Nikolic D, Knezevic T, Vukadinovic V, Pavicevic P. Validation of Serbian Version of Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) Questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018; 7(8):217. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7080217
Chicago/Turabian StyleCirovic, Dragana, Ivana Petronic, Dejan Nikolic, Tatjana Knezevic, Vojkan Vukadinovic, and Polina Pavicevic. 2018. "Validation of Serbian Version of Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) Questionnaire" Journal of Clinical Medicine 7, no. 8: 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7080217