Cross-cultural adaptation and initial validation of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale into the Yoruba language

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aderonke O. Akinpelu ◽  
Marufat O. Odetunde ◽  
Adesola C. Odole
CoDAS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 534-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Miguel Jorge ◽  
Cilmara Cristina Alves da Costa Levy ◽  
Lídio Granato

RESUMO Objetivo Adaptar culturalmente a Escala de Qualidade de Vida Familiar (Family Quality of Life Scale - FQOLS) para a versão em Português Brasileiro (PB), avaliar a confiabilidade do instrumento e a qualidade de vida familiar (QVF) das famílias que possuem filhos com deficiência auditiva. Métodos: O processo de adaptação cultural da escala seguiu os passos doGuidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measure. Realizada em três momentos: tradução, retrotradução e aplicação na amostra piloto como forma de verificar dificuldades de compreensão dos itens. Quando finalizada foi aplicada em 41 famílias que possuem filhos com deficiência auditiva e, com os seus resultados, foram analisadas a qualidade de vida (QV) e a confiabilidade, a partir do teste estatístico alfa de Cronbach (α). Resultados: Na primeira versão (tradução), dentre os 25 itens presentes, apenas em 4 houve divergências entre as tradutoras; após as correções, houve a segunda versão (retrotradução), em que foram identificadas mais 4 divergências. Por fim, após as correções finais, a última versão foi elaborada e usada na amostra piloto sem divergências, e, dessa forma, foi aplicada nas famílias de filhos surdos, as quais se consideraram satisfeitas em relação à QV. Com o teste alfa de Cronbach (α) foi verificado que a escala tem confiabilidade satisfatória. Conclusão: A versão em PB da FQOLS é um instrumento de fácil aplicação e com confiabilidade satisfatória. As famílias estão satisfeitas com sua QVF.


2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 639-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Birnbaum ◽  
Idir Ghout ◽  
Sophie Demeret ◽  
Francis Bolgert ◽  
Bruno Eymard ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243912
Author(s):  
Isabelle Jalenques ◽  
Diane Cyrille ◽  
Philippe Derost ◽  
Andreas Hartmann ◽  
Sophie Lauron ◽  
...  

Introduction The Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome–Quality of Life Scale (GTS-QOL) is a self-rated disease-specific questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life of subjects with GTS. Our aim was to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the GTS-QOL into French and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods The GTS-QOL was cross-culturally adapted by conducting forward and backward translations, following international guidelines. The psychometric properties of the GTS-QOL-French were assessed in 109 participants aged 16 years and above with regard to factor structure, internal consistency, reliability and convergent validity with the MOVES (Motor tic, Obsessions and compulsions, Vocal tic Evaluation Survey) and the WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief). Results Exploratory factor analysis of the GTS-QOL-French resulted in a 6-factor solution and did not replicate the original structure in four subscales. The results showed good acceptability (missing values per subscale ranging from 0% to 0.9%), good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.68 to 0.94) and good test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.70 to 0.81). Convergent validity with the MOVES and WHOQOL-BREF scales showed high correlations. Discussion Our study provides evidence of the good psychometric properties of the GTS-QOL-French. The cross-cultural adaptation and validation of this specific instrument will make it possible to assess health-related quality of life in French-speaking subjects with GTS. The GTS-QOL-French could be recommended for use in future research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 108169
Author(s):  
Carmen Olbrich Guzmán ◽  
Luis Alvarado Paiva ◽  
Alejandra Fuentes-García ◽  
Mauricio Fuentes Alburquenque

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabete Pacheco ◽  
Luiz Miguel Santiago

Abstract Background Quality of life must be studied as a determinant of health. Depressive state must be measured with culturally adapted and population-validated instruments specially in times of COVID19 pandemics in undergraduate health students to avoid future health damages. The European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ5-D-3L) is validated but the ‘9-Item Patient Health Questionaire’ (PHQ-9) still needed validation for university population, which this study intended to do. Methods With original authors authorization and after cross-cultural adaptation, a cross sectional, observational study, applying the PHQ-9 and EQ-5D-3L to Faculty of Medicine and Faculty Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (FMUC and FFUC) students, along with an epidemiological survey in a convenience sample using student’s social networks in november 2020. Descriptive, inferential and correlational statistics were performed. Results A size representative sample of 126 participants was studied, of which 72 from FMUC (57.1%) and 54 from FFUC (42.9%). For PHQ-9 (reliability cronbach’s alfa of 0.815, and F test = 38 786, P < 0.001) were found and global score FFUC students and females was higher, P = 0.014 and P = 0.034, respectively. Females also scored worse for item 5 of EQ5D, P < 0.001. PHQ9 and EQ5D correlation of ρ = -0.588, P < 0.001 and PHQ9 and question 5 of EQ5D-3L with PHQ9 of ρ = +0.484, P < 0.001 were found. Conclusions The cultural adaptation and validation of the ‘9-Item Patient Health Questionaire’ (PHQ9) with the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ5D-3L) scale, in FMUC and FFUC students population, verified that the PHQ-9 allows to adequately assess the existence of depressive symptoms and that male individuals were in better mental health.


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