Psychometric performance of the Kannada version of sarcopenia quality of life questionnaire (SarQoL^®).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL®) is a patient reported quality-of-life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia. In the Indian context, its availability is limited to Hindi, Marathi and Bengali vernacular languages.

Aims

This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt the SarQoL® questionnaire into Kannada and investigate its psychometric properties.

Methods

The SarQoL®-English version was translated into Kannada with the developer's permission and in accordance with their requirements. To validate the discriminative power, internal consistency and floor and ceiling effect of the SarQoL®-Kannada questionnaire were assessed in the first step. In the second step, the construct validity and the test-retest reliability of the SarQoL®-Kannada was deter

SUBMITTER: Kumar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature