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Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of Urinary Tract Infection Symptom Assessment Questionnaire

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Title
Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of Urinary Tract Infection Symptom Assessment Questionnaire
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology, January 2015
DOI 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2014.0046
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Shang-Jen Chang, Chia-Da Lin, Cheng-Hsing Hsieh, Ying-Buh Liu, I-Ni Chiang, Stephen Shei-Dei Yang

Abstract

Our study evaluates the reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the Urinary Tract Infection Symptom Assessment questionnaire (UTISA). Our study enrolled women who were diagnosed with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) at clinics. The Chinese version of UTISA was completed upon first visit to the clinic for uUTI and at 1-week follow-up. We enrolled 124 age-matched women without uUTI from the community as the control group. The UTISA consists of 14 items (seven symptom items and seven related to quality of life), with each item scoring 0 to 3. The internal consistency was assessed with Chronbach's alpha test. Factor analysis was used to classify symptoms into latent factors. The predictive validity was analyzed by using logistic regression and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Mean total symptom scores of the UTISA in the 169 cases and 124 controls were 8.9±4.6 and 1.4±2.4, respectively (p < 0.01). The alpha coefficient was 0.77, showing a homogeneous composition of symptoms. At a cut-off value of greater than 3, the UTISA symptom score had good predictive value for uUTI (sensitivity of 87.0%, and specificity of 93.1%). Factor analysis revealed two latent variables: 1) lower urinary tract symptoms and 2) physical symptoms. Among the seven items, we found that urinary frequency (OR=2.6), dysuria (OR=5.0), sense of incomplete emptying (OR=2.0), and hematuria (OR=7.6) were significant predictors for uUTI. The Chinese version of UTISA is reliable to predict uncomplicated UTI in women with an optimal cut-off point at >3.

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United Kingdom 1 3%
Unknown 33 97%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 21%
Student > Bachelor 5 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Professor 2 6%
Other 8 24%
Unknown 6 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 38%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 15%
Psychology 2 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 3%
Other 4 12%
Unknown 8 24%
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