The reliability of the Turkish version of the international index of erectile function (IIEF): Literature review

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition that reduces the quality of life and widespread throughout the world. There have been several questionnaires so far developed for the assessment of ED. But the most popular and widely used of these questionnaires is the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF). The IIEF has been translated into more than thirty languages including Turkish and have begun to replace laboratory-based tests in recent years. Because IIEF not only used to assess the degree of ED, it is also used to evaluate the results of the treatment of ED. In this article, we reviewed the studies on the Turkish IIEF and its reliability. 

Keywords

• Erectile dysfunction
• International Index of Erectile Function

Uluslararası erektil fonksiyon indeksi (IIEF) Türkçe versiyonunun güvenilirliği: Literatür incelemesi

Abstract

Erektil disfonksiyon (ED) yaşam kalitesini düşüren ve dünya genelinde yaygın olan bir durumdur. Bugüne kadar ED değerlendirmesi için geliştirilen çeşitli sorgulamalar olmuştur. Ama en popüler ve yaygın kullanılan sorgulama Uluslararası Erektil Fonksiyon İndeksi (IIEF)’dir. IIEF, Türkçe de dahil otuzdan fazla dile tercüme edilmiş ve son yıllarda laboratuar tabanlı testlerin yerini almaya başlamıştır. Çünkü IIEF sadece ED derecesini değerlendirmek için değil aynı zamanda ED tedavisinin sonuçlarını değerlendirmek için de kullanılmaktadır. Bu yazıda, Türkçe IIEF ve onun güvenilirliği üzerinde yapılan çalışmalar incelenmiştir. 

Keywords

• Erektil disfonksiyon
• Uluslararası Erektil
• Fonksiyon İndeksi

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