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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of a Marathi Version of the Versus Arthritis Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ).
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Abstract
Introduction Musculoskeletal (MSK) well-being plays a crucial role in determining one's quality of life. Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) score is a tool recently developed by the Versus Arthritis group of Oxford University in English to measure MSK health. Marathi is a regional language in western India spoken by more than 100 million people. There is a scarcity of valid and reliable tools to measure MSK health in this language. Hence, we decided to cross-culturally adapt and translate MSK-HQ to Marathi. Method We translated MSK-HQ score to Marathi (MSK-HQ-Ma) as per the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines. We tested its internal consistency, construct validity and reproducibility. It was compared with other health status scores EQ-5D-5L and overall health using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Test-retest reliability was tested in those subjects who were having stable MSK health after two weeks. Results We recruited 158 consecutive subjects attending musculoskeletal clinics who had Marathi as their native language. Mean age was 44.8±17 years, females were 78 (49%). It showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.95). For construct validity we found a strong correlation between MSK-HQ-Ma and EQ-5D-5L values (Spearman's r = 0.82, p<0.001). There was also a good correlation between MSK-HQ-Ma and overall health by VAS (Spearman's r = 0.76, p<0.001). An excellent test-retest reliability (Spearman's r = 0.94, p<0.001) was seen in 105 subjects who had stable MSK condition after two weeks of first appearance. Conclusion The MSK-HQ-Ma instrument has demonstrated good consistency, reliability and construct validity when evaluating the musculoskeletal health of individuals who can understand the Marathi language. Hence it can be used as a validated tool for the evaluation of musculoskeletal health in western India where Marathi is a commonly used language.
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