Reliability and Validity of the Persian Language Version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire ‐ Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ‐MLUTS)

• Published in: Lower urinary tract symptoms Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 190 - 192
• Main Authors: POURMOMENY, Abbas Ali, GHANEI, Behnaz, ALIZADEH, Farshid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.05.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Iran; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - diagnosis; Male; male lower urinary tract symptoms; Middle Aged; Persian; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Translating; Urinary Incontinence - diagnosis; Urogenital system; Validity; Persian; male lower urinary tract symptoms; validity
• ISSN: 1757-5664; 1757-5672
• DOI: 10.1111/luts.12165

Objectives Assessment instruments are essential for research, allowing diagnosis and evaluating treatment outcomes in subjects with lower urinary tract disorders of both genders. The purpose of this study was to translate the Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (MLUTS) Questionnaire and determine its psychometric properties in Persian subjects. Methods After getting permission from the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire (ICIQ) web site, the forward and backward translation of the MLUTS questionnaire were carried out by researcher team. The content/face validity, construct validity and reliability were assessed in a sample of MLUTS Iranian patients by measuring with the Cronbach's alpha test. Results In total, 121 male patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 60.5 years. Cronbach alpha value was 0.757, consecrated the internal consistency of the form (r > 0.7). The internal consistency of each question was examined separately and found to be over 0.7. For the evaluation of reliability test‐retest was done, the test was administered to 20% of the patients for a second time with an interval of 1–2 weeks. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) score was 0.901. The Correlation coefficient between the MLUTS and International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) was 0.879. Conclusions ICIQ‐MLUTS is a robust instrument, which can be used for evaluating male LUTS in Persian patients. We believe that the Persian version of the MLUTS is an important tool for research and clinical setting.