Validation of the Slovenian version of the low anterior resection syndrome score for rectal cancer patients after surgery

Grosek, Jan; Košir, Jurij Aleš; Novak, Janez; Omejc, Mirko; Tomažič, Aleš; Norčič, Gregor

doi:10.2478/sjph-2019-0019

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“…The original Danish validation as well as some other translations, on the other hand, correlated the score with only one additional quality of life related question: "Overall, how much is your QoL in uenced by your bowel dysfunction?," with four response options: "not at all," "a little," "some," or "a lot." [8,9,11,13] The discriminative validity of the arabic LARS score was equivalent to previous studies, with statistically signi cant differences according to tumor location, type of mesorectal excision, coloanal or colorectal anastomosis and administration or not of radiotherapy. As to age and sex, no signi cant difference has been accordingly proven.…”

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“…To date, a multitude of translation and validation studies have proven this tool to be both valid and reliable in different languages, countries and cultural contexts, yet the LARS score has never been translated into Arabic. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In Arabic speaking countries, colloquial Arabic varies between regions, with spoken versions being different from the Modern Standard Arabic and not always being mutually comprehensible [18]. The aim of this study is to translate the LARS score into Moroccan Arabic and to test its psychometric properties in Moroccan rectal cancer patients in order to allow its use as a low anterior resection syndrome assessment tool in clinical practice and future research.…”

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Validation of the Moroccan arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Essangri¹,

Majbar²,

Benkabbou³

et al. 2020

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Background: Sphincter sparing surgery is oftentimes associated with bowel dysfunction complaints, namely the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). The LARS questionnaire is widely used to assess this syndrome. The aim of this observational study is to translate this tool into arabic and test its psychometric properties in rectal cancer patients, in order to ease its use in clinical practice and future research.Methods: The LARS questionnaire was translated to arabic and administered to a total of 143 patients. A subgroup of 42 patients took the test twice for test-retest reliability. Internal consistency was examined through cronbach’s alpha. The score results were correlated to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire for convergent validity assessment, while discriminant validity was established through the ability of the LARS score to differentiate patients with different clinical and pathological criteria.Results: The Moroccan Arabic version of the LARS score was completed by 143 patients. The internal consistency was demonstrated through a cronbach alpha score of 0.66. The agreement between the test and retest was established by a Bland Altman plot with 95% limits of agreement. 85.6% of patients remained in the same LARS category. The LARS score showed negative correlation with all five of the QLQ-C30 functional scales as well as positive correlation to the diarrhea symptom scale. The questionnaire score differed between patients according to their tumor location, chemoradiotherapy, type of mesorectal excision and anastomosis. Conclusion: The Moroccan Arabic version of the LARS score shows good psychometric properties and can be used for bowel dysfunction assessment in clinical and research settings.

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confidence: 99%

Validation of the Moroccan arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Essangri¹,

Majbar²,

Benkabbou³

et al. 2020

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“…The original Danish validation as well as some other translations, on the other hand, correlated the score with only one additional quality of life related question: "Overall, how much is your QoL influenced by your bowel dysfunction?," with four response options: "not at all," "a little," "some," or "a lot." (4,5,7,9) The discriminative validity of the arabic LARS score was equivalent to previous studies, with statistically significant differences according to tumor location, type of mesorectal excision, coloanal or colorectal anastomosis and administration or not of radiotherapy. As to age and sex, no significant difference has been accordingly proven.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Validation of the arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Essangri

Majbar²,

Benkabbou

et al. 2020

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Purpose: Sphincter sparing surgery is oftentimes associated with bowel dysfunction complaints, namely the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). The LARS questionnaire is widely used to assess this syndrome. The aim of this study is to translate this tool into arabic and test its psychometric properties in rectal cancer patients, in order to ease its use in clinical practice and future research. Methods: The LARS questionnaire was translated to arabic and administered to a total of 143 patients. A subgroup of 42 patients took the test twice for test-retest reliability. Internal consistency was examined through cronbach’s alpha. The score results were correlated to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire for convergent validity assessment while discriminant validity was established through the ability of the LARS score to differentiate patients with different clinical and pathological criteria. Results: The arabic version of the LARS score was completed by 143 patients. The internal consistency was demonstrated through a cronbach alpha score of 0.66. The agreement between the test and retest was established by a Bland Altman plot with 95% limits of agreement. 85.6% of patients remained in the same LARS category. The LARS score showed negative correlation with all five of the QLQ-C30 functional scales as well as positive correlation to the diarrhea symptom scale. The questionnaire score differed between patients according to their tumor location, Chemoradiotherapy, type of mesorectal excision and anastomosis. Conclusion: The Arabic version of the LARS score shows good psychometric properties and can be used for bowel dysfunction assessment in clinical and research settings.

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“…Patient-reported health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) questionnaires are an indispensable tool for general practitioners, occupational health specialists and physicians of other medical specialisations when approaching a variety of medical conditions. They provide subjective information about the patient's health status, and complement the objective findings of clinical examination or diagnostic procedures (1)(2)(3). They also play an important role in assessing treatment efficacy in many otorhinolaryngologic diseases (4).…”

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Slovenian Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12), Vertigo (DHI, NVI) and TINNITUS (THI)

Vozel

Steiner

Urbančič

et al. 2020

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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AbstractPurposeTo provide physicians and patients with the tools needed to evaluate patients’ problems and health-related quality of life by cross-culturally adapting and validating the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire 12 (COMQ-12), the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), the Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory (NVI) and the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).Materials and methodsCOMQ-12, DHI, NVI and THI were translated into the Slovenian language and completed by patients treated at our department for chronic otitis media, vertigo or tinnitus. The control group for each questionnaire consisted of healthy volunteers. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, diagnostic accuracy and cut-off value were determined for each questionnaire.ResultsTest-retest reliability was excellent for DHI (ICC A=0.946) and NVI (p=0.315, ICC A=0.975), good to excellent for COMQ-12 (p=0.680, ICC A=0.858) and satisfactory for THI (p=0.120). Discriminant validity was confirmed for each questionnaire (p>0.05) using the Mann-Whitney U test (COMQ-12, DHI, THI) or the Welch t-test (NVI). COMQ-12 had acceptable (α=0.796) and DHI (α=0.910), NVI (α=0.950) and THI (α=0.924) perfect internal consistency. COMQ-12 and DHI had excellent, NVI acceptable and THI perfect diagnostic accuracy (AUC=0.987, AUC=0.999, AUC=0.781 and AUC=1.000 respectively). Cut-off values determined by Youden’s index were 7, 7, 9 and 56 for COMQ-12, THI, DHI and NVI, respectively.ConclusionSlovenian COMQ-12, DHI, NVI and THI are a valid and accurate tool for the diagnosis and measurement of health-related quality of life in patients with chronic otitis media, vertigo and tinnitus. They could aid general practitioners, occupational health specialists, neurologists and otorhinolaryngologists.

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Validation of the Slovenian version of the low anterior resection syndrome score for rectal cancer patients after surgery

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Validation of the Moroccan arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Validation of the Moroccan arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Validation of the arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

Slovenian Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12), Vertigo (DHI, NVI) and TINNITUS (THI)

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