SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2022
Patient-reported outcome measures in Arabic-speaking populations: a systematic review.
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- Development and Validation of the Arabic Short Assessment of Patient Satisfaction (Ar-SAPS) in General Practice Clinics of a Tertiary Academic Hospital.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient-reported outcome measurements in clinical trials in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov.Saudi medical journal · 2025Article
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- Methodological quality of 100 recent systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments: an overview of reviews.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Is the patient-perceived impact of psoriatic arthritis a global concept? An international study in 13 Arab countries (TACTIC study).Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of an Arabic version of PROMIS® of dyspnea activity motivation, requirement item pool and sleep-related impairments item bank.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) for Use in Arabic-Speaking Patients in Saudi Arabia.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Arabic Translation and Psychometric Validation of PROMIS General Life Satisfaction Short Form in the General Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis research aimed, first, to identify, summarize, and synthesize the studies reporting the development, translation, and/or psychometric evaluation of PROMs in Arabic-speaking populations and, second, to evaluate the psychometric properties and the translation process of a sample 26 PROMs.
methodsIn 2019, PubMed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS were searched for studies reporting the development, translation, or cross-cultural adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures in Arabic-speaking populations, and those including the assessment of one or more psychometric properties as PROMs (including validity, reliability, responsiveness, interpretability) in our target populations were included. The review protocol registration number is CRD42018088991.
resultsThe search strategy outlined above yielded a total of 3179 titles in the three databases. Of these, 174 English language studies met the inclusion criteria. One hundred thirty-six PROMs were identified. The methodological quality and translation process of PROMs reported by at least two studies (26 PROM instruments, 63 studies) were examined. Internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity were the most frequently reported psychometric properties. Structural validity, cross-cultural validity, responsiveness, and measurement error were largely unreported. The process of developing at least two independent forward translations and back translation of the instrument into the source language were reported by 32 and 43 studies, respectively.
conclusionThere is a need for further investigation of measurement properties of Arabic PROMs measures before routine use can be recommended in clinical practice.
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