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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2021

Translation and validation of the Portuguese version of the Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire (KORQ).

Roberto Damian Pacheco Pinto, Flávia Cid Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Leite Arieta, Monica Alves

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluation of Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Keratoconus Patients Using the Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire (KORQ).Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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  3. Quality of life of a sample of people with keratoconus in KSA.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberto Damian Pacheco PintoDiscipline of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5541-9672
Flávia Cid GomesDiscipline of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Carlos Eduardo Leite ArietaDiscipline of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3175-3147
Monica AlvesDiscipline of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7940-0194
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to translate and validate a Portuguese version of the Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire. The Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire is a psychometrically robust and valid instrument used to assess the impact of keratoconus on activity limitations and symptoms.

methodsWe performed a translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Portuguese version of the Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire. The initial translation of the English version to the Portuguese language was performed by two independent native speaker translators, followed by an interdisciplinary panel evaluation of the translated version. The Portuguese version was then back-translated into English by two independent native speakers, followed by evaluation and comparison with the original English version by the same interdisciplinary panel. For subsequent validation, the translated questionnaire was administered at two different times to a population of 30 subjects, and the results were compared in a concordance analysis.

resultsThe translation into Portuguese and back-translation were determined to be correct. Thirty participants were enrolled in the study (mean age, 29.23 ± 7.56 years). Nine questions (31%) had almost perfect agreement (questions 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 22, 27, 28, and 29), 15 questions (51.7%) had substantial agreement (questions 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 25, and 26), 4 questions (13.8%) had moderate agreement (questions 10, 11, 19, and 24) and 1 question (3.5%) had reasonable agreement (question 13). High-correlation coefficients were obtained when comparing results of the initial application and second application of this questionnaire to a sample of 30 individuals, which indicated excellent concordance with regard to results, repeatability, and reliability.

conclusionsThis translated and validated questionnaire can be applied to a larger population with the intent to assess quality of life in keratoconus patients in the overall Brazilian population as well as in distinct regions of the country.

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KeratoconusLanguageAdultBrazilCross-Cultural ComparisonHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePortugalQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsYoung Adult

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