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ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2024

Finnish Translation and Linguistic Validation of the CLEFT-Q Questionnaire.

Mikael Westerlund, Arja Heliövaara, Junnu Leikola, Pauliina Homsy

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Article in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Advances in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023
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Mikael WesterlundDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0908-1519
Arja HeliövaaraDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8064-3484
Junnu LeikolaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Pauliina HomsyDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) can have long-lasting effects on the appearance, function, and psychosocial wellbeing of patients. The CLEFT-Q questionnaire is a patient-reported outcomes instrument specifically designed to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with CL/P. The aim of this study was to produce and linguistically validate a Finnish version of the CLEFT-Q questionnaire.

designThe CLEFT-Q questionnaire was translated into Finnish following guidelines of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. Pilot testing with cognitive debriefing interviews was conducted on patients of the target age range of the questionnaire, 8-29, and with various cleft types.

resultsThe CLEFT-Q questionnaire translated readily into Finnish. A review of the backward translation led to two words being changed. Thirteen patients - ten females and three males - with a median age of 14 years, participated in the cognitive debriefing interviews. The interviews led to further nine word changes. The pilot study data suggested that the performance of the Finnish version of the instrument is in line with the original CLEFT-Q questionnaire.

conclusionsThe Finnish version of CLEFT-Q produced here is linguistically valid and ready for use in the evaluation of the health-related quality of life of patients with CL/P. However, future work is needed to further assess the validity and the reliability of the CLEFT-Q in the Finnish patient population.

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Cleft LipCleft PalateQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultChildFemaleFinlandHumansMalePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPilot ProjectsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsestheticspsychosocial adjustmentquality of lifescarring

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