Reliability, Validity, and Transcultural Adaptation of New Persian Version of Celiac Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT: Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment in patients with celiac disease (CD) leads to understanding the impact of the CD and interventions on the individual and society. The aim of this study was transcultural adaptation and evaluation of the reliability and validity of the standardized questionnaire of celiac disease quality of life (CD-QOL) in the Persian language in southwest Iran. Methods:150 adults with CD were randomly selected from the celiac clinic and Fars Celiac Registry to complete the New Persian version of the CD-QOL questionnaire. Transcultural adaptation of the questionnaire was conducted by a four-step procedure. The internal consistency of the CD-QOL subscales and convergent and discriminant validity were assessed using Cronbach's alpha

SUBMITTER: Niknam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10404082 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature