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. 2022 Nov 29;11(23):7075. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237075

Table 1.

Structural characteristics of the questionnaires.

Questionnaire/Author, Year/Version Population/Sample Size, Age, Group Affected and Control Group Setting/Geographical Location Target Population Number of Subjects—Phase Pilotage Number of Subjects per Items
Validation of an Arabic version of the global Pelvic Floor Bother Questionnaire/Bazi et al., 2013 [28]/Arabic version n = 130 patients
Age.-
AG: 50.14 ± 12.64
CG: 45.54 ± 11.19
Parity.-
AF: 2.72 ± 1.96
CG: 1.83 ± 1.78
AG: 65
CG: 65
American University of Beirut medical center (AUBMC), Lebanon UI or POP 18 14.44
Reliability and validity of a Turkish version of the Global Pelvic Floor Bother Questionnaire/Doğan et al., 2016 [27]/Turkish version n = 131 patients.
Age.- 46.83 ± 11.19
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu, Turkey SUI, UF, UU, VD, POP, OF, FI, or dyspareunia. 30 14.55
Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the pelvic floor bother questionnaire/Peterson et al., 2019 [26]/Portuguese version n = 147
Age 60.49 ± 12.02
Median parity 2 (0–15)
Urogynecology sector, Gynecology Discipline and the Anorectal Physiology sector, Discipline of Digestive System Surgery and Colorectal Surgery at the Clinics Hospital of University of São Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil PFD 10 16.33
Validation of a Chinese version for the global Pelvic Floor Bother Questionnaire/Liu et al., 2022 [29]/Chinese version n = 102 patients
Age.-
CG: 32.84 ± 9.382
AG: 30.92 ± 7.022
Parity.-
CG: 1.31 ± 0.735
AG: 1.53 ± 0.731
AG: 51
CG: 51
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China PFD 10 11.33

AG: Affected Group, CG: Control Group, PFD: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, UI: urinary incontinence, POP: pelvic organ prolapse, SUI: stress urinary incontinence, UF: urinary frequency, UU: urinary urgence, VD: voiding difficulty, OF: obstructed defecation, FI: fecal incontinence.