Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the SF-6D measure of health-related quality of life for use in Arabic-Speaking countries

Dawoud, Dalia; El‐Dahiyat, Faris; Abojedi, Amjed; Dawoud, Noha Mohammed; Soliman, Ahmed M.; Hussein, Mustafa; Mohamed, Omneya; Hasan, Shahzad Syed; Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Deen; Kharroubi, Samer A.

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.01.018

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“…The SF-6D instrument was developed from Short Form 36 by Brazier et al [ 24 ], then translated and validated in Arabic [ 27 ]. It was composed of a total of 31 items constituting six dimensions: (i) physical functioning, (ii) role limitation, (iii) social functioning, (iv) pain, (v) mental health, (vi) and vitality.…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Moroccan COVID-19 Survivors: A Case-Control Study

Azizi

Achak

Saad

et al. 2022

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Background: Research on COVID-19 has mostly focused on transmission, mortality and morbidity associated with the virus. However, less attention has been given to its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical risk factors associated with COVID-19 and evaluate its impact on the HRQoL of COVID-19 survivors. Methods: A case-control study was carried out between September 2021 and March 2022 on 1105 participants. A total of 354 were COVID-19 survivors and 751 were the control group. The HRQoL was assessed using both EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D generic instruments. Results: The average age of all participants was 56.17 ± 15.46. Older age, urban area, tobacco use, presence of chronic diseases especially type 1 diabetes, kidney and cardiovascular diseases were significantly associated with COVID-19. The COVID-19 survivors had significantly lower HRQoL (EQ-VAS = 50.89) compared to the control group (EQ-VAS = 63.36) (p-value < 0.0001). Pain/ discomfort and anxiety/depression were the most negatively affected by COVID-19 (p-value < 0.0001). Conclusions: The findings from this study could help healthcare professionals and policy makers to better understand the HRQoL sequelae among the COVID-19 survivors and contribute to develop tailored interventions.

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Moroccan COVID-19 Survivors: A Case-Control Study

Azizi

Achak

Saad

et al. 2022

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“…[ 25 ] The QOL impact of refractive corrections on Arabic-speaking subjects has not been assessed. Although there are few valid Arabic questionnaires available in the literature such as the Arabic NEI-VFQ,[ 26 ] Arabic visual functioning index VF-14[ 27 ] and Arabic SF-6D questionnaire;[ 28 ] however, these measures are not refractive error-specific Arabic instruments that can be used to assess VRQOL in subjects with refractive errors. The Arabic NEI-VFQ is insensitive for contact lens wearer and Arabic visual functioning index VF-14 is specific for subjects with cataract, while the Arabic SF-6D questionnaire is health-related quality of life but not specific for vision.…”

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Validation of the Arabic version of the quality of life impact of refractive correction questionnaire

Bokhary

Alshamrani

Jamous

et al. 2022

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE: To validate the Arabic version of the quality of life impact of refractive correction (QIRC) questionnaire. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study included participants with refractive errors (myopia, hypermetropia, or astigmatism) aged between 19 and 40 years who were pre or postrefractive surgeries. Uncorrected distance visual acuity, refraction, and corneal topography were collected. The 20-item QIRC questionnaire was translated to the Arabic language and then back translated to the English language. Participants were asked to answer all items of the Arabic QIRC. The validity and reliability of the translated questionnaire were tested using Rasch analysis. RESULTS: A total of 145 participants with refractive errors participated in this study. The mean age ± standard deviation of participants was 26.29 ± 5.1 years. Person separation (2.01) and reliability (0.80) indicates good precision and stability of the Arabic QIRC questionnaire. Item infit was ranged between 0.82 and 1.23; and item outfit was range between 0.76 and 1.32. The items were well targeted to the persons with a mean difference of 0.30. Skew and kurtosis values were within the normal limits (−2.00 to + 2.00). Cronbach's α for the scale was 0.79, which indicates good reliability of the Arabic 20-item QIRC. CONCLUSION: The Arabic 20-item QIRC questionnaire is a valid tool to assess the impact of refractive correction on Arabian participants’ quality of life.

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“…There are more than 580 million native Arabic speakers in the Middle East, and tens of millions across the world. Although there are several vision-related Arabic QOL questionnaire (Abdelfattah et al, 2014; Bokhary et al, 2022; Dawoud et al, 2020; Mousa et al, 2012). To our knowledge, only one Arabic QOL questionnaire was found that specifically directed to patients with low vision, this recent study translated the Impact Visual Impairment On Children (IVI-C) questionnaire (Bokhary et al, 2021).…”

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Evaluating validity and reliability of the Arabic-version low-vision quality-of-life questionnaire

Alsaqr

Alribai²,

Almutiri

et al. 2022

British Journal of Visual Impairment

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Low-vision quality-of-life questionnaire (LVQOL) has not been developed in the Arabic language, and none has been translated into Arabic. This study would demonstrate the effectiveness of the translated questionnaire. The English LVQOL was translated into Arabic (ARB-LVQOL) through five stages. A total of 52 low vision and 30 normally sighted individuals participated in this study. The internal consistency reliability, item-total correlation reliability, construct validity, convergent validity, discriminative validity, and respondent burden of the ARB-LVQOL were calculated. The translation team recommended that the ARB-LVQOL replicated the meaning of the LVQOL. The cultural differences were also noted during the translation process. Cronbach’s coefficient was α = 0.90 in both low vision (LV) and simulated groups. The item-total correlation ranged from 0.50 to 0.70 in both groups. The intra-class correlation coefficient indicated good test–retest reliability (LV group, ranged 0.82–0.93; control group ranged 0.83–0.94). The factor analysis, using varimax rotation, of the ARB-VQOL identified seven factors. A moderate to a strong relationship between the score of each domain with the total index score was observed, indicating an adequate convergent validity. The ARB-LVQOL discriminated between normally sighted and simulated low-vision participants and also to some extent between the simulated and real low-vision individuals. The respondent burden was less than 15 min in most responses. The ARB-LVQOL was found to relate well with patients’ visual functions and some patients’ characteristics, providing further evidence of the validity of ARB-LVQOL. The ARB-LVQOL showed psychometric properties analogous to the English version. The ARB-LVQOL could be used in clinical settings and research in adults with low vision in Arabic populations.

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Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the SF-6D measure of health-related quality of life for use in Arabic-Speaking countries

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Health-Related Quality of Life of Moroccan COVID-19 Survivors: A Case-Control Study

Health-Related Quality of Life of Moroccan COVID-19 Survivors: A Case-Control Study

Validation of the Arabic version of the quality of life impact of refractive correction questionnaire

Evaluating validity and reliability of the Arabic-version low-vision quality-of-life questionnaire

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