Alexandriah Alas|Jonathan Bergman|Gena C. Dunivan|Rezoana Rashid|Shelby N. Morrisroe|Rebecca G. Rogers|Jennifer T. Anger
Readability of Common Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instruments in Female Pelvic Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|University of California, Los Angeles|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|University of California, Los Angeles|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
brief objectives average american adult reads eighthgrade level determine whether selfreported healthrelated qualityoflife questionnaires used pelvic floor disorders appropriate american women measured reading levels questionnaires urinary incontinence ui pelvic organ prolapse pop fecal incontinence fi methods online literature search identified questionnaires addressing ui pop fi readability assessed using fleschkincaid reading level ease formulas fleschkincaid grade level indicates average grade one expected completely lucidly comprehend written text fleschkincaid reading ease score 0 100 indicates easy written text read results questionnaires categorized ui pop fi combined pelvic floor symptoms median fleschkincaid reading level 72 101 76 97 ui pop fi combined pelvic floor symptoms respectively reading levels varied greatly questionnaires 54 questionnaires written eighthgrade level conclusions identified significant variation reading levels among questionnaires found 2 commonly used questionnaires per survey 2008 society urodynamics female pelvic medicine urogenital reconstruction recommended eighthgrade reading level specialty societies focus standardizing questionnaires research reading levels considered generalizable larger populations women pelvic floor disorders study assessed readability healthrelated qualityoflife instruments used urinary incontinence pelvic organ prolapse fecal incontinence