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The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: EQ-5D is a generic measure that permits comparisons in quality of life across disease states, and which may provide useful data for health policy and resource allocation decision-making. There are no published reports on the acceptability and psychometric properties of the...

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Autores principales: Aburuz, Salah, Bulatova, Naela, Twalbeh, Mohammed, Gazawi, Moatasem
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19584581
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.55313
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author Aburuz, Salah
Bulatova, Naela
Twalbeh, Mohammed
Gazawi, Moatasem
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Bulatova, Naela
Twalbeh, Mohammed
Gazawi, Moatasem
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description BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: EQ-5D is a generic measure that permits comparisons in quality of life across disease states, and which may provide useful data for health policy and resource allocation decision-making. There are no published reports on the acceptability and psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in the Arabic language. We therefore investigated the validity and reliability of the Arabic translation of the EQ-5D in Jordan. METHODS: The study was conducted on a convenience sample consisting of consecutive adult Arabic-speaking outpatients or visitors attending a university teaching hospital. Subjects were interviewed twice using a standardized questionnaire containing the EQ-5D, Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). To assess the validity of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D, ten hypotheses relating responses to EQ-5D dimensions or the visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) to SF-36 scores or other variables were examined and test-retest reliability was assessed. RESULTS: The study included 186 subjects who had a mean age of 45.3 years and included 87 (47%) females. The major problem reported in more than 102 (55%) of the subjects was anxiety/depression. All of the ten a-priori hypothesis relating EQ-5D responses to external variables were fulfilled. Cohen's κ for test-retest reliability (n=52) ranged from 0.48 to 1.0. CONCLUSION: The Arabic translation of EQ-5D appears to be valid and reliable in measuring quality of life in Jordanian people.
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spelling pubmed-28414592010-03-24 The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan Aburuz, Salah Bulatova, Naela Twalbeh, Mohammed Gazawi, Moatasem Ann Saudi Med Brief Report BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: EQ-5D is a generic measure that permits comparisons in quality of life across disease states, and which may provide useful data for health policy and resource allocation decision-making. There are no published reports on the acceptability and psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in the Arabic language. We therefore investigated the validity and reliability of the Arabic translation of the EQ-5D in Jordan. METHODS: The study was conducted on a convenience sample consisting of consecutive adult Arabic-speaking outpatients or visitors attending a university teaching hospital. Subjects were interviewed twice using a standardized questionnaire containing the EQ-5D, Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). To assess the validity of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D, ten hypotheses relating responses to EQ-5D dimensions or the visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) to SF-36 scores or other variables were examined and test-retest reliability was assessed. RESULTS: The study included 186 subjects who had a mean age of 45.3 years and included 87 (47%) females. The major problem reported in more than 102 (55%) of the subjects was anxiety/depression. All of the ten a-priori hypothesis relating EQ-5D responses to external variables were fulfilled. Cohen's κ for test-retest reliability (n=52) ranged from 0.48 to 1.0. CONCLUSION: The Arabic translation of EQ-5D appears to be valid and reliable in measuring quality of life in Jordanian people. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC2841459/ /pubmed/19584581 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.55313 Text en © Annals of Saudi Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Gazawi, Moatasem
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title The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan
title_full The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan
title_fullStr The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan
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title_short The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: a study from Jordan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19584581
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.55313
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