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https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.55.1.2

Psychometric properties of the Croatian version of the King’s Health Questionnaire in multiple sclerosis patients

Zvonimir Užarević ; Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Anamarija Soldo Koruga ; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Filip Petković orcid.org/0000-0001-6937-1879 ; Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Center for the Provision of Services in the Community Osijek “ME as well as YOU”, Croatia
Ivana Kampić ; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Željka Popijač ; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Silva Butković Soldo ; Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Academy of Medical Sciences of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system
that results in a wide range of clinical manifestations. Further, 90% of MS patients report some type of
lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), including sexual disorders, which impact their health-related quality
of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Croatian version
of the King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ) in MS patients.
Methods: Our research problem was examined using the KHQ, which includes eight domains: general
health perception (GHP), lower urinary tract symptoms impact (LUTSI), role limitations (RL), physical
limitations (PL), social limitations (SL), personal relationships (PR), emotional problems (EP) and
sleep/energy disturbances (SED). The data was descriptively analyzed, and internal consistency was
assessed by Cronbach’s alpha. Pearson correlations were performed on the eight domains of the KHQ. The
level of significance was set to p<0.05.
Results: Eighty-two MS patients were assessed (mean age 44±11 years, 67% females). The more
common LUTS in MS patients were related to the following domains: GHP (54.27±23.51), LUTSI
(44.31±36.31), PR (40.45±31.43) and PL (39.43±37.36). The less common LUTS were related to the
following domains: RL (37.40±36.44), SL (35.23±33.12), SED (27.85±26.46) and EP (27.51±32.81).
Cronbach’s alpha for the KHQ total score was 0.97 (range for domains: 0.78-0.97), indicating high internal
consistency. All of the KHQ domains were highly correlated (Pearson correlation range: 0.32-0.89).
Conclusion: The Croatian version of KHQ can be a valid and reliable instrument for the helpful measure
for LUTS in Croatian-speaking MS patients.

Ključne riječi

Croatia, King’s Health Questionnaire; lower urinary tract symptoms; multiple sclerosis

Hrčak ID:

329285

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/329285

Datum izdavanja:

19.3.2025.

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