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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale

Validation of the Reflux Symptom Index in French-Speaking Quebec Patients.

Jennifer A Silver, Antonia Lagos-Villaseca, Gabriella Le Blanc, Jonathan Primiani, Raisa Chowdhury, Jonathan Young, Karen M Kost

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Jennifer A SilverDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7896-8367
Antonia Lagos-VillasecaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2579-5474
Gabriella Le BlancDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Jonathan PrimianiFaculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Raisa ChowdhuryFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-5433-5808
Jonathan YoungDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Karen M KostDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

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Abstract

ImportanceThere is a need to culturally adapt this commonly used patient-reported outcome measure, the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI), for use in Canada and Quebec's French population.ObjectiveTo translate and validate the RSI for use in Quebec French speakers, ensuring reliability and validity within this population.DesignProspective case-control study.SettingVoice and Dysphagia Laboratory at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ParticipantsPatients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and healthy controls were recruited during outpatient clinical laryngology visits. Participants were eligible if they were at least 18 years old and spoke French as their native language.Intervention or ExposuresA Quebec-French version of the RSI (Q-Fr-RSI) was validated using the "translation-back-translation" method. Participants completed the Q-Fr-RSI, Fr-VHI, and their laryngoscopy was examined and assigned a Reflux Finding Score at their initial visit. Participants repeated the Q-Fr-RSI via telephone follow-up.Main Outcome MeasuresFeasibility, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the Q-Fr-RSI were assessed.ResultsEighty-nine participants were recruited: 49 patients within the experimental group and 40 subjects within the control group. The feasibility was evaluated as percentage of missing answers in the full sample at the first time point, 0%, and second time point, 1.2%. Internal consistency via Cronbach's alpha was high (.90). Intra-rater reliability via intraclass correlation demonstrated good level of agreement (.84). Internal validity demonstrated a strongly significant difference between the groups' answers (mean score of 23.9 vs 6.65, respectively,

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Laryngopharyngeal RefluxPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLanguageLaryngoscopyMaleMiddle AgedQuebecReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexTranslationslaryngopharyngeal refluxquality of liferefluxreflux symptom index

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