Observational studyInternational ophthalmology2023
The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire in a sample of the Gazan population: a study from Palestine.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of dry eye symptoms in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Prevalence of dry eye symptoms and associated risk factors among students at Al-Mustaqbal University, Iraq.PloS one · 2025Article
- Validity of OSDI-6 questionnaire in a Chinese adult population.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease in the South of Palestine.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024Article
- Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire in different languages.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2024Review
- Prevalence and Determinants of Symptomatic Dry Eye Disease Among Adult Urban Residents of High-Altitude Areas of Southwest Saudi Arabia - A Survey.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo develop an Arabic version of OSDI for the Gazan population.
methodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a convenience sample technique. The translation procedure included five stages: forward translation, revision of translation, backward translation, refinement of translation, and a final test of the pre-final version. The final sets of questionnaires were constructed using an online JotForm platform. The online platform was chosen to automatically calculate the questionnaire's final overall score. Overall, 260 participants were instructed to fill out the English and the Arab-OSDI version twice to conduct the reliability of the translated version and repeatability evaluation.
resultsThe mean age of the participants was 33.45 ± 11.74 years old. Cronbach's alpha for all items was greater than 0.80, except for the "blurred vision" and "deteriorating vision" items (0.77 and 0.74, respectively). The mean overall score difference between the English-OSDI and Arab-OSDI was 0.86 based on the Bland-Altman chart. For repeatability, no significant difference in the overall scores between the two repeats of the Arab-OSDI (p = 0.632). The Arab-OSDI overall score (sessions 1 and 2) has a clinical difference (bias) of 0.21. Using the varimax rotation method, only three factors (ocular symptoms, vision-related function, and environmental triggers) had eigenvalues greater than one in the structure of the Arab-OSDI.
conclusionThe Arab-OSDI is an appropriate, reliable, and repeatable tool for the determination of dry eye symptoms, ocular discomfort, and quality of life in the Gazan population. This version could remove the language barrier in answering OSDI items more easily.
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