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Open Access 01-12-2024 | Research article

Arabic version of the SF‐Qualiveen: cross-cultural adaptation, translation, and validation of urinary disorder‐specific instruments in patients with spinal cord injury

Authors: Younes A. Khadour, Bashar Ebrahem, Fater A. Khadour

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Background

The Short-Form Qualiveen (SF-Qualiveen) questionnaire assesses the effect of bladder and urinary symptoms on patients' quality of life (QoL) with urological impairment caused by neurological diseases. There is no validated SF-Qualiveen questionnaire in Arabic, so this study aims to provide a translated and validated version of the SF-Qualiveen questionnaire among Arabic patients experiencing spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods

Psychometric features such as content and construct validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency were analyzed. Construct validity was evaluated by contrasting the SF-Qualiveen with the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score Short-Form (NBSS-SF) questionnaire. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha, whereas the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was employed to assess the test–retest reliability. Factorial validity was established by principal component analysis (PCA).

Results

The internal consistency of the total SF-Qualiveen and the domains “Bother with limitations,” “Fear,” “Feeling,” and “Frequency of limitations” showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of > 0.7). ICC was 0.90 for the total score, 0.83 for the bother with limitations, 0.80 for fears, 0.84 for feeling, and 0.81 for frequency of limitations. The correlation analysis revealed a positive association between the total scores on the NBSS-SF and the domains of the SF-Qualiveen, comprising bother with limitations (r = 0.53, p = 0.02), fears (r = 0.44, p = 0.03), feelings (r = 0.49, p = 0.04), and frequency of limitations (r = 0.46, p = 0.02). The best-fit four-factor model for confirming overall item communalities ranged from 0.552 to 0.814, which indicates moderate to high communalities, and confirms the homogeneity of the SF-Qualiveen using PCA.

Conclusions

The findings of this validation study revealed that the SF-Qualiveen is a reliable and valid instrument appropriate for Arabic-speaking patients with SCI in both research and clinical practices.

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Title: Arabic version of the SF‐Qualiveen: cross-cultural adaptation, translation, and validation of urinary disorder‐specific instruments in patients with spinal cord injury
Authors: Younes A. Khadour
Bashar Ebrahem
Fater A. Khadour
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04411-2

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Arabic version of the SF‐Qualiveen: cross-cultural adaptation, translation, and validation of urinary disorder‐specific instruments in patients with spinal cord injury

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