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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Reliability Testing of Arabic Versions of Several Diabetic Foot Psychosocial Scales.



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Abstract

The main aims of this study were cross-cultural adaptation and reliability testing of an Arabic version of Foot Care Confidence Scale (FCCS), Foot Care Outcomes Expectations Scale (FCOES), Patient Interpretation of Neuropathy Scales (PINS), Neuropathy-specific Quality of Life Scales (NQOLS), and offloading-related Visual Analog Scales (VAS). Two phases of translation and reliability testing were conducted in Jordan. Phase 1 included 2 forward and backward translations with 2 panel consensuses (translators, clinicians, and experts). In Phase 2, Cronbach's alpha (α) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to test the internal consistency and stability (test-retest) of the Arabic scales in a sample of a total of 90 Jordanian participants with diabetic foot ulcers. Phase 1 resulted in Arabic translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the study scales. Phase 2 resulted in acceptable internal consistency of the translated scales (α = 0.74-0.91), except for the PIN "self/practitioner blame" and "acute ulcer onset" scales (α = 0.57, 0.49, respectively). Test-retest results (ICC) were: FCCS (0.85); FCOES (0.78); PINS (0.043-0.85); NQOLS (0.76-0.90); and offloading-related VAS (0.43-0.90). This study showed evidence of cultural appropriateness and reliability of most of the translated scales, for possible future implementation for the Arabic population.


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Ababneh, A., Finlayson, K., Lazzarini, P., & Edwards, H. (2021). Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Reliability Testing of Arabic Versions of Several Diabetic Foot Psychosocial Scales. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 15347346211016700. https://doi.org/10.1177/15347346211016699


Methodology

Methods Condition Gender Age Country Setting Sample size
patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Both mean age was 56.1 years (SD = 9.5) - Jordan
Healthcare Facility 90

Number of items

Not available

Training

Measure does not require training

Required time

6-30 min

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anas.ababneh@hdr.qut.edu.au






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