Cross-cultural validation of the Bengali version KIDSCREEN-27 quality of life questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents, including those with cerebral palsy (CP) (the major cause of childhood physical disability worldwide) in Bangladesh is pertinent although there is a dearth of validated instruments for assessing this concept. For application in a case-control study comparing HRQoL between adolescents with CP and peers without disability in Bangladesh (a typical low- and middle-income country) we cross-culturally translated and psychometrically tested KIDSCREEN-27.

Methods

KIDSCREEN-27 was translated to Bengali using forward and backwards translation protocol and interviewer administered to adolescents with CP and their age and sex matched peers without disability. Primary caregivers were included for proxy-report

SUBMITTER: Power R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334442 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature