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Validating 7-items Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) through Arabic linguistic version
Fadi Sawaqed1, Mohammed Suoub2
1Section of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mut'ah University, Karak, 61710, Jordan. fadi.sawaqed@mutah.edu.jo.
Scientific Reports
|January 13, 2021
Summary
The Arabic Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in Jordanian patients. Validation confirmed its effectiveness in measuring symptom changes after treatment.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Clinical Assessment
- Health Sciences
Background:
- The Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) is a unique 7-item questionnaire assessing urgency and other OAB aspects.
- A validated Arabic version of the OABSS is needed for Jordanian patients to accurately assess overactive bladder (OAB).
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Arabic version of the OABSS questionnaire for Jordanian patients.
- To assess the reliability and clinical utility of the Arabic OABSS in measuring OAB symptom changes.
Main Methods:
- Forward and backward translation of the English OABSS into Arabic.
- Prospective validation study involving 235 OAB patients at Karak Governorate Teaching Hospital.
- Patients completed the Arabic OABSS before and after three months of daily solifenacin 5 mg treatment.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements (p < 0.05) were observed across all seven OABSS domains post-treatment.
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the high reliability of the Arabic OABSS for construct variables.
- The study included 235 patients (152 female, 83 male) diagnosed with OAB per ICS criteria.
Conclusions:
- The Arabic version of the OABSS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing OAB in Jordanian patients.
- Findings support the use of the Arabic OABSS by local urologists and researchers for OAB assessment.
- Further research is recommended to compare various translated OAB assessment questionnaires.
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