ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2018
Translation and validation of the Dutch SarQoL
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychometric Properties of the SarQoL Questionnaire: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Pooled it
- Sarcopenia and health-related quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Analysis of Structural Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of the SarQoLInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Sinhala version of SarQoLBMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Validation of the German version of the SarQoLAging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Content validity of SarQoL, a quality of life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Measuring health-related quality of life in sarcopenia: summary of the SarQoL psychometric properties.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
- Psychometric performance of the Kannada version of sarcopenia quality of life questionnaire (SarQoLBMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the sarcopenia quality of life (SarQoL) questionnaire in community dwelling outpatient postmenopausal hungarian women.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Cantonese Version of SarQoL in Hong Kong's Older Population: An Interviewer-Administered Questionnaire for Assessing Sarcopenia-Specific Quality of Life in Fieldwork Practice.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Article
- Spanish translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the SarQoL®: a specific health-related quality of life questionnaire for sarcopenia.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Sarcopenia quality-of-life questionnaire (SarQoL)®: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Turkish.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- Assessment of the performance of the SarQoLAging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- Development and validation of a short version of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life questionnaire: the SF-SarQoL.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Evaluating quality of life in frailty: applicability and clinimetric properties of the SarQoLJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2021Article
- Translation and validation of the Korean version of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL-K®) questionnaire and applicability with the SARC-F screening tool.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional Evaluation of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) Questionnaire: Translation and Validation of its Psychometric Properties.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2020Article
- Correlations between the Quality of Life Domains and Clinical Variables in Sarcopenic Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Validation of the Lithuanian version of sarcopenia-specific quality of life questionnaire (SarQoLEuropean geriatric medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo translate the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL
methodsThe translation was carried out using a 5-step process, with 2 initial translations, a merging of these 2 translations, 2 backwards translations, an expert committee review and a pretest of the questionnaire. Sarcopenia was diagnosed with the EWGSOP algorithm. The validation consisted of an examination of the discriminative power, internal consistency, construct validity, test-retest reliability and floor and ceiling effects.
resultsNo significant problems were encountered during the translation process. A total of 92 subjects were included in the validation part of this study, 30 of which were sarcopenic. Discriminative power between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic subjects was found for all domains and the Overall score (median overall QoL score: 67.15 vs 79.72; p=0.003). High internal consistency was found (Cronbach's alpha=0.883), as well as good construct validity with 75% of hypotheses confirmed. Test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC=0.976; 95% CI=0.947-0.989) and no floor or ceiling effects were observed.
conclusionThe Dutch version of the SarQoL
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