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Validation of Italian version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).
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- Validity and reliability of the adapted Dutch version of the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).Acta orthopaedica · 2023Article
- Disease-Specific Outcome Measures Evaluating the Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis and Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Literature Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2022Review
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Relevant to Musculoskeletal Conditions Translated and Validated in the Greek Language: A COSMIN-Based Systematic Review of Measurement Properties.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2021Review
- Translation and validation of the Chinese version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Quality of life of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients under brace treatment: a brief communication of literature review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Brace Questionnaire.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- French validation of the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).Scoliosis and spinal disorders · 2017Article
- Hindi translation and validation of dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep (DBAS - 16).Industrial psychiatry journal · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundBrace questionnaire (BrQ) is a tool used to evaluate Health Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) that undergo bracing treatment. The BrQ has not been translated and validated for Italian-speaking patients with AIS. The aim of the study was to perform a trans-cultural validation of BrQ to be used in an Italian speaking population.
methodsTranslation into Italian (I-BrQ) and back translation to the original Greek (G-BrQ) was performed. The final I-BrQ was then analyzed for Italian cultural characteristics and no inconsistencies were found. After that, construct validity was measured analyzing the I-BrQ relationship with 1) Scoliosis Research Society-22 patient Questionnaire (SRS-22), in order to evaluate the relationship with another patient-oriented questionnaire not focused on brace therapy; 2) Cobb degree scale, in order to evaluate the relationship with the magnitude of the curve. Reproducibility was also tested.
resultsTranslation of the G-BrQ into Italian was successful and back-translation to Greek corresponded well with the original Greek version.Global I-BrQ correlated strongly with SRS-22 (r = 0.826; p < 0.001). Almost all sub scores from each I-BrQ domain strongly correlated with the single domain scores of SRS-22. Only two I-BrQ sub scores weakly inversely correlated with Cobb degree value.Reproducibility was good (Spearman-Brown coefficient value was 0.943; p < 0.05).
conclusionsTrans-cultural validation in Italian language showed the validity and reliability of the I-BrQ.
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