Table 2 Domain-specific summary and subscale scores of the German version of the EPIC at baseline and 6 weeks follow-up and results on internal consistency and reproducibilitya
EPIC domains | No. of items | Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficienta(n = 92) | Test-retest reliability (ICC, 95% CI) (n = 44) |
|---|---|---|---|
Domain Summary Scores | |||
Urinary | 12 | 0.87 | 0.79 (0.65–0.88) |
Bowelb | 14 | 0.80 | 0.79 (0.64–0.88) |
Sexualb | 13 | 0.92 | 0.87 (0.77–0.93) |
Hormonal | 11 | 0.81 | 0.69 (0.50–0.82) |
Urinary subscales | |||
Function | 5 | 0.64 | 0.43 (0.16–0.65) |
Bother | 7 | 0.85 | 0.81 (0.68–0.89) |
Incontinence | 4 | 0.82 | 0.54 (0.30–0.72) |
Irritation/obstruction | 7 | 0.81 | 0.82 (0.69–0.90) |
Bowel subscales | |||
Functionb | 7 | 0.51 | 0.78 (0.63–0.88) |
Bother | 7 | 0.81 | 0.77 (0.62–0.87) |
Sexual subscales | |||
Function b | 9 | 0.92 | 0.92 (0.87–0.96) |
Botherb | 4 | 0.85 | 0.68 (0.47–0.81) |
Hormonal subscales | |||
Function | 5 | 0.58 | 0.61 (0.38–0.76) |
Bother | 6 | 0.69 | 0.65 (0.43–0.79) |