author = {Luthra, Jasleen. and Halder, Pritha. and Nahar, Laijun. and Sultana, Najne. and Banerjee, Aniruddha. and Kumar, Ashutosha. and Rai, Manjari. and Mishra, Ompriya. and Chattopadhyay, Abhijit. and Saha, Sangita. and Modak, Amila. and Basu, Anamika. and Ali, Sk. and Banerjee, Juniper. and Koley, Munmun. and Saha, Subhranil.}, title = {{Evaluation of psychometric properties of the Uterine Fibroids Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life (UFSQOL) questionnaire: The translated Bengali version}}, journal ={Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology}, volume ={36}, number ={3}, pages = {338-347}, doi = {10.4103/TJOG.TJOG_37_19}, year = {2019}, abstract ={ Background: The Uterine Fibroids Symptom and Health-related Quality of Life (UFSQOL) is a validated questionnaire assessing symptom severity and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in patients with uterine fibroids. The English version contains 37 items measuring 7 components—symptom severity, concern, activities, energy/mood, control, self-consciousness, and sexual function. To date, no validated Bengali version of the questionnaire is available. We aimed to translate the UFSQOL into Bengali and validate the same. Methods: The UFSQOL-Bengali version (UFSQOL-B) was produced by standardized forward-backward translations. A cross-sectional, multi-center, observational study was conducted to gather responses by convenience sampling. Reliability was tested using internal consistency and test-retest reliability analyses, while construct validity by exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 120) using principal component analysis (PCA; varimax rotation). Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 120) was performed to verify the a priori scales by the goodness-of-fit model. Results: Both the internal consistency (Cronbach's α) and the intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficient were 0.92. All the items loaded above the pre-specified value of 0.4. The factor analyses using varimax identified 10 components (activities, energy and control, concern about clothing, mood, sexual function, self-consciousness, associated symptoms, heavy bleeding, cycle disturbance, and concern about flooding); explaining 70.2% of the variation. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) was 0.801 and Bartlett's test of sphericity was P < 0.001. The goodness-of-fit of CFA model was mediocre. Therefore, the final version consisted of 37 items, framed within 10 components. Conclusion: The UFSQOL-B was a valid and reliable questionnaire but measured different dimensions from the English version. }, URL ={https://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2019;volume=36;issue=3;spage=338;epage=347;aulast=Luthra;t=6}, eprint ={https://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2019;volume=36;issue=3;spage=338;epage=347;aulast=Luthra;t=6} }