VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE PELVIC PAIN IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire's Turkish translation (PPIQ-T).Material and Methods: This study was conducted with 110 female patients (mean age: 43.67 & PLUSMN;11.71 years), who were being treated as inpatients or outpatients in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. Necessary permission for PPIQ was obtained and translation procedures were applied in terms of cultural adaptation. Test-retest and internal consistency were used for reliability. The correlation between the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and the Short Form-36(SF-36) was analyzed to determine the construct validity of the questionnaire. Additionally, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to test the factorial validity of the PPIQ-T.Results: Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.95, while the Cronbach alpha value was 0.92. A significant correlation was determined between PPIQ-T and SF-36 questionnaires (r= 0.62-0.78, p<0.001), and MPQ (r=0.85, p<0.001). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin coefficient was 0.87, according to exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Confirmatory Factor Analysis values were found Chi-Square as 31.142, df as 18, RMSEA as 0.08, and p<0.05.Conclusion: The study's results indicated that the PPIQ-T can be utilized to evaluate patients with chronic pelvic pain in a variety of contexts and for treatment planning.