BACKGROUND: There is a clear need for a useable measure of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) for dermatology patients. Most of the existing dermatology-specific measures were developed for the English language, and these measures should be adapted for use in other cultures. OBJECTIVE: To adapt Skindex-29 (one of the most widely recognized dermatology-specific quality-of-life indices) for the Turkish cultural setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forward and backward translations were carried out, and for doubtful items the process was repeated until a satisfactory agreement with the original version of Skindex-29 was achieved. The intermediate Turkish version was administered to a group of 20 randomly selected Turkish adults with and without skin conditions. The final Turkish version of the Skindex-29 was administered to 456 patients attending Osmangazi University Dermatology outpatient clinics. Reliability, construct and content validity were assessed. RESULTS: The instrument was internally consistent, with Cronbach's alpha-coefficients of 0.94, 0.76, 0.88, and 0.92 for entire questionnaire, symptom, emotional, and functional scales, respectively. The Turkish Skindex-29 demonstrated construct and content validity. CONCLUSION: Our evaluation of the Skindex-29 indicates that the instrument is a comprehensible, useable, reliable and valid measure of quality-of-life for Turkish dermatologic patients.
BACKGROUND: There is a clear need for a useable measure of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) for dermatology patients. Most of the existing dermatology-specific measures were developed for the English language, and these measures should be adapted for use in other cultures. OBJECTIVE: To adapt Skindex-29 (one of the most widely recognized dermatology-specific quality-of-life indices) for the Turkish cultural setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forward and backward translations were carried out, and for doubtful items the process was repeated until a satisfactory agreement with the original version of Skindex-29 was achieved. The intermediate Turkish version was administered to a group of 20 randomly selected Turkish adults with and without skin conditions. The final Turkish version of the Skindex-29 was administered to 456 patients attending Osmangazi University Dermatology outpatient clinics. Reliability, construct and content validity were assessed. RESULTS: The instrument was internally consistent, with Cronbach's alpha-coefficients of 0.94, 0.76, 0.88, and 0.92 for entire questionnaire, symptom, emotional, and functional scales, respectively. The Turkish Skindex-29 demonstrated construct and content validity. CONCLUSION: Our evaluation of the Skindex-29 indicates that the instrument is a comprehensible, useable, reliable and valid measure of quality-of-life for Turkish dermatologic patients.
Authors: Jacob Machiel Bezemer; Manuel Calvopiña Hinojosa; Andrea Estefania Corral Zabala; Fernando Ortega Pérez; Veronica Cristina Vargas Román; Henk Dirk Frederik Herman Schallig; Henry John Christiaan de Vries Journal: BMC Infect Dis Date: 2022-09-24 Impact factor: 3.667
Authors: Zehui He; Chuanjian Lu; Mary-Margaret Chren; Zhongzhao Zhang; Yan Li; Xiaojia Ni; Henry A Buchtel V; Paul F Ryan; Guo-Zheng Li Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2014-12-24 Impact factor: 3.186