Validating the revised knowledge of women’s issues and epilepsy ii questionnaire (rKOWIE): Bridging past and present perspectives

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Epilepsy & Behavior Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-23 DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.110961

Lucretia Long , Rachel Ernst , Sheri Hart , Sarita Maturu

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Abstract

Objectives

Over the past 20 years, the Knowledge of Women’s Issues in Epilepsy questionnaire II (KOWIE II) has been used globally to evaluate practitioner awareness of issues associated with female patients with epilepsy. Given recent advances, incorporating new data and current guidelines into a knowledge assessment questionnaire is warranted. The purpose of this study is to update and revise the original KOWIE II questionnaire and confirm content validity.

Methods

Following a literature review to define constructs associated with women with epilepsy (WWE), an updated version of the original KOWIE II questionnaire was developed. The 13-item revised KOWIE (rKOWIE) II questionnaire was distributed electronically to subject matter experts who were asked to critically review and rate the items on a Likert scale. Experts were also encouraged to provide qualitative feedback via a free-text field to inform refinement of item content and wording.

Results

Nine experts completed the rKOWIE II validity inquiry for the final questionnaire content. The overall CVI-S was 0.97, with all items scoring CVI-I > 0.80.

Discussion

Content validity was confirmed for all items of the rKOWIE II. The updated version can be used in clinical research and as an educational tool for healthcare providers. By strengthening provider knowledge and practice, the questionnaire has the potential to positively influence health outcomes among care partners and women with epilepsy.

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验证经修订的妇女问题和癫痫知识ii问卷（rKOWIE）：连接过去和现在的观点。

目的：在过去的20年里，女性癫痫问题知识问卷II （KOWIE II）在全球范围内被用来评估医生对女性癫痫患者相关问题的认识。鉴于最近的进展，有必要将新的数据和现行准则纳入知识评估问卷。本研究的目的是更新和修订原来的KOWIE II问卷，并确认内容效度。方法：通过文献综述来定义与女性癫痫（WWE）相关的构念，开发了原始KOWIE II问卷的更新版本。经修订的13项KOWIE (rKOWIE) II问卷以电子方式分发给主题专家，他们被要求严格审查并按李克特量表对这些项目进行评分。还鼓励专家通过自由文本字段提供定性反馈，以便为改进项目内容和措辞提供信息。结果：9位专家完成了最终问卷内容的rKOWIE II效度调查。CVI-S总分为0.97，各项CVI-I总分为0.80。讨论：确认了rKOWIE II所有条目的内容效度。更新后的版本可用于临床研究，并作为医疗保健提供者的教育工具。通过加强提供者的知识和实践，调查表有可能对护理伙伴和癫痫妇女的健康结果产生积极影响。

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Epilepsy & Behavior 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

15.40%

发文量

385

审稿时长

43 days

期刊介绍： Epilepsy & Behavior is the fastest-growing international journal uniquely devoted to the rapid dissemination of the most current information available on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior presents original peer-reviewed articles based on laboratory and clinical research. Topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including clinical neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging. From September 2012 Epilepsy & Behavior stopped accepting Case Reports for publication in the journal. From this date authors who submit to Epilepsy & Behavior will be offered a transfer or asked to resubmit their Case Reports to its new sister journal, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.