ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2020
Cross-sectional Evaluation of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) Questionnaire: Translation and Validation of its Psychometric Properties.
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- Analysis of Structural Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of the SarQoLInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnostic Performance of Arm Circumference Compared to Other Indicators for Detecting Sarcopenia in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
- 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
- Prevalence of Knee Osteoarthritis and Health-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Patients over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe SarQoL, a quality-of-life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia, was developed in 2015 and has since been translated into a number of other languages. The main reason to introduce this new Ukrainian version of the questionnaire was to measure sarcopenic individuals' perceptions regarding their positions in life in the context of their culture and value systems.
methodsThe questionnaire was translated using a forward-backward approach with a pre-test. A total of 49 participants were recruited for the validation study. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the Ishii test. The validation analyses included discriminative power, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, construct validity, and test-retest reliability. We compared the SarQoL questionnaire to the Short-Form 36 and the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions.
resultsA total of 28 participants out of 49 were categorized as probably sarcopenic. They had a significantly lower quality of life (overall score 58.43±17.13 vs. 69.89±13.31; p=0.014). The internal consistency was excellent (α=0.898), with none of the domains showing a disproportionate influence on the homogeneity of the questionnaire. Convergent construct validity was also confirmed. The results indicated a near-perfect degree of test-retest reliability.
conclusionsThe first Ukrainian version of the questionnaire is equivalent to the available original English version.
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