Validation of the Italian version of wisconsin stone quality of life (WISQOL): a prospective Italian multicenter study.

ABSTRACT: Urolithiasis is a worldwide spread condition that affects patients' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), which measurement is an important tool for routine clinical and research practice. Disease-specific HRQOL measures demonstrated to perform better in assessing the effects of specific conditions. A disease-specific questionnaire for kidney stones, the WISQOL, has been validated in different languages, but an Italian version is still missing. Our aim is to produce and validate the Italian version of WISQOL (IT-WISQOL). Patients undergoing any elective treatment for upper urinary tract stones were enrolled. A multi-step process with forward- and back-translation was used to translate WISQOL into Italian. Patients were evaluated within 15 days pre-operatively and then at 30-, 90 days pos

SUBMITTER: Mazzon G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature