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The IQOL is available in 16 different languages.<ref name="Patrick" />
The I-QOL is available in 16 different languages.<ref name="Patrick" />


== Links  ==
== Links  ==

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Objective
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Intended Population
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Women with urinary incontinence.[1]

Method of Use[edit | edit source]

The I-QOL has 22 questions with the following 3 subscales:  avoid and limiting behaviors (items), psychosocial impacts (9 items), and social embarassment (5 items).  It is easily self-administered and takes about 5 minutes to complete.[1] 

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Evidence[edit | edit source]

Reliability[edit | edit source]

Validity[edit | edit source]

Responsiveness[edit | edit source]

Statistics summarizing responsiveness varied from 0.4 to 0.8 and were associated with a 2% to 13% change in the I-QOL.  Minimally important changes were defined as the percent change in I-QOL score for the improved group using the measures of pad weight and number of incontinent episodes and lowest category of improvement for patient global impression ratings.[1]

Miscellaneous
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The I-QOL is available in 16 different languages.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Patrick DL, Martin ML, Bushnell DM, Yalcin I, Wagner TH, Bueshing DP. Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence. Urology 1999;53:71-6.