Spanish cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in running women.

Molina-Torres, GuadalupeGuallar-Bouloc, MarinaGalan-Mercant, AlejandroKasper-Jędrzejewska, MartynaMerchan-Baeza, Jose AntonioGonzalez-Sanchez, Manuel2023-05-032023-05-032022-05-05Molina-Torres G, Guallar-Bouloc M, Galán-Mercant A, Kasper-Jędrzejewska M, Merchán-Baeza JA, Gonzalez-Sanchez M. Spanish cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in running women. Sci Rep. 2022 May 18;12(1):8325http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19605Pelvic floor dysfunctions are a wide range of disorders in the gynaecological, lower urinary and gastrointestinal tracts that affect the structure and/or function of the pelvic organs. The objective of this study was to carry out a cross-cultural adaptation and a psychometric analysis of the Spanish version of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire. Observational study divided into two main phases: (1) translation and cross-cultural adaptation and (2) psychometric tests. Women runners from all over the Spanish territory, from different federations, clubs and levels were recruited. Participants: 424 female runners, native Spanish, over 18 years of age and who had been practicing running for more than 6 months. The instruments used in this study were the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index, King Health Questionnaire, Quality of Life SF-12 and EuroQoL 5-D. The Spanish version of Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire has proven to be an understandable and easy-to-use tool. The general internal consistency of the questionnaire was 0.972 and the intraclass correlation coefficient ranged between ICC 0.596-0.960. The Spanish version of Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure that can be used clinically to assess pelvic floor dysfunctions among the female Spanish population.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/PsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultAustraliaCross-Cultural ComparisonFemaleHumansPelvic FloorSpanish cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in running women.research article35585162open accessComparación transculturalDiafragma pélvicoFemeninoHumanos10.1038/s41598-022-12043-52045-2322PMC9117665https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12043-5.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117665/pdf