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Improved Quality Of Life After Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse In Nepalese Women, Rolina Dhital, Keiko Otsuka, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Ganesh Dangal, Masamine Jimba
Improved Quality Of Life After Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse In Nepalese Women, Rolina Dhital, Keiko Otsuka, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Ganesh Dangal, Masamine Jimba
Krishna C. Poudel
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common gynecological condition that can affect quality of life (QOL) in women. In Nepal, the prevalence of POP is high, but many affected women are still deprived of treatment. Vaginal hysterectomy with pelvic floor repair is one of the common treatment options for advanced POP. However, QOL outcomes after surgery have not been reported in low-income countries. Thus, we aimed to examine changes in QOL among Nepalese women with POP after such surgery. Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted in the selected central and peripheral hospitals in Nepal where vaginal hysterectomy was being …
Reliability And Validity Of A Nepalese Version Of The Kiddo- Kindl In Adolescents, Nobuko Yamaguchi, Krishna Poudel, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Dipu Shakya, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Masamine Jimba
Reliability And Validity Of A Nepalese Version Of The Kiddo- Kindl In Adolescents, Nobuko Yamaguchi, Krishna Poudel, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Dipu Shakya, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Masamine Jimba
Krishna C. Poudel
The objective of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a Nepalese version of the Kiddo-KINDL to measure Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in adolescents. We collected data from 204 students between 13 to 16 years old from four secondary schools in Lalitpur district, Nepal. The students answered a Nepalese version of the Kiddo-KINDL and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) with a selfadministrated questionnaire. We conducted a test-retest study on the instrument at an interval of 10 days and then compared the Kiddo-KINDL scores between the low CES-D score group and the high CES-D score …