ArticleScoliosis and spinal disorders2017
French validation of the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).
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- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Quality of Life in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Validity, Reliability, and Clinical Utility-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and clinimetric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Brace Questionnaire.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- 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
- 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
- Translation and validation of the Chinese version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ).Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Brace Questionnaire.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundQuality of Life (QoL) scales have to be introduced in the treatment evaluation of our patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Vasiliadis et. al. created the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ), which is specific for brace-treated adolescents. This tool was developed and validated in Greek. The aim of our study was to undertake the process of cultural adaptation of the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ) into French.
methodsThe BrQ is made of 34 items on Likert scale, divided in eight domains. The questionnaire was developed for self-completion by the children and is adapted for 9 to 18-year-old patients. The process of cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was in accordance with the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) guidelines. In the first place, descriptive statistics were used to calculate mean scores and standard deviations for a given question and a domain. The second level was comparative, concerning reliability and validity.
resultsThe internal consistency was satisfactory; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.85. There were no floor or ceiling effects.
conclusionsThe French version of the BrQ (F-BrQ) is reliable and reproducible, and can therefore be used to evaluate the quality of life of children and adolescents treated with a brace for idiopathic scoliosis.
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