The Impact of Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Questionnaire (IF-CPPQ): A Validation Study

Miznah Al-Abbadey, Miznah Al‐Abbadey, Christina Liossi, Cynthia A. Graham
The Clinical journal of pain · 2019 · vol. 35(7) , pp. 602–610 · doi:10.1097/ajp.0000000000000703 · PMID:30864956 · W2922047497
Other OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 4 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite, 2026-06-07 ⓘ

This cross-sectional study validated the 26-item Impact of Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Questionnaire (IF-CPPQ) across five factors, demonstrating its good reliability and validity for assessing pain's impact on women.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the validity, reliability, and factor structure of the Impact of Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Questionnaire (IF-CPPQ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire study that was administered online. To be eligible to participate, women had to have experienced chronic pelvic pain for a minimum of 6 months and be at least 18 years of age. A total of 969 women (mean age: 35.4 y, SD=12.0) took part. The main outcome measure was the IF-CPPQ. Additional validated measures that assessed related constructs were also administered. Principal axis factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the IF-CPPQ. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach α. Convergent and discriminant validity was assessed using Pearson correlations between factor scores on the IF-CPPQ and measures of related constructs. The consistency and model fit of the resulting factor structure was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS: The final 26-item questionnaire comprised 5 factors (Psychological Impact, Sexual Impact, Relationship Impact, Occupational Impact, and Emotional Impact). Findings suggested good convergent and discriminant validity and internal consistency. DISCUSSION: The findings indicate that the IF-CPPQ is a reliable and valid measure of the impact of chronic pelvic pain on women. While the IF-CPPQ has the potential for multiple uses within research and clinical practice, further research is needed to determine the questionnaire's ability to detect clinically meaningful changes with treatment.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

chronic_pelvic_pain

MeSH descriptors

Chronic Pain Emotions Mental Health Pelvic Pain Sexual Behavior Adolescent Adult Aged Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Cross-Sectional Studies Disability Evaluation Emotions Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Middle Aged Pain Measurement Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain

Citation neighborhood (2-hop)

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. Outer rings show 2-hop neighbours — papers reached through the immediate citers/citees. [ collapse to 1-hop ]

References (56)

Cited by (4)

Source provenance

openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-10-08T21:24:09.876621+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK