Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire for the Polish Population

Małgorzata Starzec; Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak; Britt Stuge; Adam Tarnowski; Witold Rongies

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.002

Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire for the Polish Population

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Oct;41(8):698-703. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.002. Epub 2018 Dec 26.

Authors

Małgorzata Starzec¹, Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak², Britt Stuge³, Adam Tarnowski⁴, Witold Rongies⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Division, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: m.starzec@outlook.com.
² Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Division of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
⁴ Psychology Faculty, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Division, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 30594333
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.002

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire (PGQ) into Polish to allow pelvic girdle pain (PGP) assessment in Polish women.

Methods: The translation process comprised 4 stages: forward translation, backward translation, committee review, and pretest. We then conducted a pilot study of the final version of the questionnaire in 49 women (mean age: 31.2 years, standard deviation: 3.74 years) who had PGP when pregnant or within a year postpartum.

Results: The internal consistency of the newly created questionnaire assessed with Cronbach's α was 0.916.

Conclusion: The internal consistency of the process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Polish version of the PGQ was satisfactory. The Polish version of the PGQ may be used both in clinical practice and for research among Polish women with PGP.

Keywords: Outcomes Assessment; Pelvic Girdle Pain; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Pain Measurement
Pelvic Girdle Pain / diagnosis*
Pilot Projects
Poland
Postpartum Period*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*
Translations