Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Kinyarwanda version of the diabetes-39 (D-39) questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, more importance is being given to the assessment of quality of life (QoL) among diabetic patients as a measure of their health and the goal of all health interventions. Other studies have reported a high prevalence of diabetes-related effects on; however, there is a knowledge gap in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa, as is the case for Rwanda, where the prevalence of diabetes is expected to rise over the next decade. The aim of this study is to report on the translation and cultural adaptation of the Diabetes-39 (D-39) questionnaire into the Kinyarwanda and its psychometric properties among diabetic patients in Rwanda.

Methods

The D-39 questionnaire-a five-scale, disease-specific QoL questionnaire-was translated from English to Kinyarwanda, then ba

SUBMITTER: Uwizihiwe JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382791 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature