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ArticlePloS one2017

Translation and validation of the Serbian primary biliary cholangitis-40 questionnaire.

Simon Zec, Dusan Popovic, Vera Matovic, Vladimir Nikolic, Ksenija Bojovic, Jasna Jovic, Ljiljana Markovic Denic, Tomica Milosavljevic, Tamara Alempijevic

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Simon ZecDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4353-8535
Dusan PopovicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Vera MatovicClinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Vladimir NikolicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ksenija BojovicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Jasna JovicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ljiljana Markovic DenicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Tomica MilosavljevicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Tamara AlempijevicDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.

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aimsTo translate into Serbian and validate the Primary Biliary Cholangitis-40 (PBC-40) and PBC-27 questionnaires. MATERIALS AND

methodsNinety-four consecutive outpatients with the diagnosis of PBC from three departments across two tertiary care institutions in Belgrade were enrolled from February to October 2016. Standard methodology for cultural adaption of healthcare related quality of life questionnaires was used, and included: a forward translation, backward translation and a pilot test of the Serbian PBC-40 on five patients who gave suggestions and comments. For evaluation of the questionnaires, acceptance was shown by the proportion of missing items and the internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's α coefficient. The PBC-40 was self-administered under the supervision of an experienced hepatologist. The PBC-27 is a shorter version of the PBC-40.

resultsA total of 92 (97.9%) of the patients were females. The mean age was 59.26 ± 1.05 years and the average length of disease was 60.45 ± 48.314 months. The average PBC-40 score was 85.62 ± 30.46. The total time needed to complete the questionnaire ranged from 7 to 16 minutes. The proportion of missing items was 5.45% (205/3760). Cronbach's α for the entire scale was 0.93. Reliability for all of the domains of the PBC-40 was above 0.70, except for the domain "Symptoms" (α = 0.52). Overall reliability of the PBC-27 was α = 0.90. Domains "Dryness", "Symptoms" and "Fatigue" demonstrated reliability below α = 0.70.

conclusionsThe Serbian PBC-40 is a valid and reasonably adequate for use in Serbian PBC patients. The PBC-40 is preferred over the PBC-27.

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Self ReportTranslationsCholangitisComprehensionCross-Sectional StudiesCultural CharacteristicsFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSerbia

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