Hanyao Huang1, Nan Chen2, Heng Yin1, Jonathan R Skirko3, Chunli Guo1, Pin Ha1, Jingtao Li1, Bing Shi1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 2. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children and Office of Educational Administration, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 3. Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT) and Pediatric Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To translate the Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) instrument into Chinese and test its psychometric properties. STUDY DESIGN: Quality of life instrument translation and validation. METHODS: The original English version of the VELO instrument was translated into Mandarin, back-translated, and adapted among the Chinese population, based on the standardized guidelines for the cross-culture adaption process. Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) patients were identified by a professional speech and language pathologist. Internal reliability of the VELO instrument was assessed by the Cronbach's α coefficient. Discriminant validity was tested by the Mann-Whitney U test. Construct validity was assessed by factor analysis. RESULTS: A total of 113 patients with VPI and 72 parents of the patients were enrolled. The mean age of the VPI patients was 14.8 years. Internal reliability was excellent; Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.92 and 0.94 for VPI patients and their parents, respectively. The Chinese VELO discriminated well between the VPI group and the controls, with a mean (standard deviation) score that was significantly lower for the VPI group (74.8 [25.7]) than the control group (98.0 [15.9]) (P < .001). The total scores and scores in the emotional domain or perception domain showed differences between VPI patients and their parents. Similar to the original study, the factor loading after rotation followed hypothesized domains largely, in spite of items from several domains loaded on the same factor. CONCLUSIONS: The translated Chinese version of the VELO instrument demonstrated an acceptable reliability, discriminant validity, and construct validity. These psychometric properties suggested theoretical evidence for the further use of the VELO instrument among Chinese patients with VPI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3b Laryngoscope, 129:E395-E401, 2019.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To translate the Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) instrument into Chinese and test its psychometric properties. STUDY DESIGN: Quality of life instrument translation and validation. METHODS: The original English version of the VELO instrument was translated into Mandarin, back-translated, and adapted among the Chinese population, based on the standardized guidelines for the cross-culture adaption process. Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) patients were identified by a professional speech and language pathologist. Internal reliability of the VELO instrument was assessed by the Cronbach's α coefficient. Discriminant validity was tested by the Mann-Whitney U test. Construct validity was assessed by factor analysis. RESULTS: A total of 113 patients with VPI and 72 parents of the patients were enrolled. The mean age of the VPI patients was 14.8 years. Internal reliability was excellent; Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.92 and 0.94 for VPI patients and their parents, respectively. The Chinese VELO discriminated well between the VPI group and the controls, with a mean (standard deviation) score that was significantly lower for the VPI group (74.8 [25.7]) than the control group (98.0 [15.9]) (P < .001). The total scores and scores in the emotional domain or perception domain showed differences between VPI patients and their parents. Similar to the original study, the factor loading after rotation followed hypothesized domains largely, in spite of items from several domains loaded on the same factor. CONCLUSIONS: The translated Chinese version of the VELO instrument demonstrated an acceptable reliability, discriminant validity, and construct validity. These psychometric properties suggested theoretical evidence for the further use of the VELO instrument among Chinese patients with VPI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3b Laryngoscope, 129:E395-E401, 2019.
Authors: Rafael Denadai; Cassio Eduardo Raposo-Amaral; Anelise Sabbag; Rafael Andrade Ribeiro; Celso Luiz Buzzo; Cesar Augusto Raposo-Amaral; Man Hung; Jonathan R Skirko Journal: J Craniofac Surg Date: 2019 Nov-Dec Impact factor: 1.046
Authors: Karim A Sakran; Sixing Song; Huo Li; Peiyue Pan; Nan Chen; Ni Zeng; Ting Chi; Bing Shi; Hanyao Huang; Yan Wang; Caixia Gong Journal: Front Pediatr Date: 2022-02-09 Impact factor: 3.418