Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/6290
Title: Turkish Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Barriers to Incontinence Care-Seeking Questionnaire
Authors: Yesilyurt, Seda Yakit
Hekimoglu, Hanife Busra
Goksuluk, Merve Basol
Gonzalez, Patricia Brihuega
Cankaya, Hatice
Ozengin, Nuriye
Keywords: Obstacle
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Questionnaire
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Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Abstract: Introduction and HypothesisThis study was aimed at adapting, validating, and assessing the reliability of the Turkish version of the "Barriers to Incontinence Care-Seeking Questionnaire" (BICS-Q).MethodsOne hundred and forty-eight Turkish women with mild to moderate urinary incontinence (UI) was assessed. The adaptation process was conducted in alignment with the COSMIN guidelines: forward-backward translation, expert review, cultural adaptation, and a pilot study. For construct validity, items from the study by El-Azab and Shaaban, which measure barriers to seeking care for incontinence, were adapted to this self-reported questionnaire (BICS-Q), and their associations with the total score as well as the subscale scores of the questionnaire were evaluated. Cronbach's alpha was used for internal consistency, and the intraclass correlation (ICC) coefficient was estimated for test-retest reliability.ResultsThe psychometric analyses indicated that the Turkish BICS-Q has high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.846) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.854). Item analysis revealed that each item was significantly correlated with the total score, thereby confirming construct validity. It was also found that embarrassment, financial concerns, and low expectations from medical consultation were ranked as the most important barriers to treatment.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated the applicability of the Turkish BICS-Q for both research and clinical purposes, emphasizing its role in identifying health care inequalities and guiding policy improvements for women with UI. The present validation study provides evidence that the Turkish BICS-Q is an appropriate tool for assessing barriers to incontinence care seeking that can be used to further research and interventions toward overcoming the barriers in Turkey.
Description: Yakit Yesilyurt, Seda/0000-0002-2522-6474
URI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-025-06199-7
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/6290
ISSN: 0937-3462
1433-3023
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