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Acronym
ABC

Description
The Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) is a self report measure that assesses an individual’s confidence in performing various ambulatory activities without falling. Patients rate their confidence in performing tasks on a scale that ranges from 0% to 100%. The ABC can be self-administered or administered via personal or telephone interview.

Area of assessment
Balance, Function/disability/performance.

Condition
Ent, Neurology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alghwiri, A. A. 2016 Both vestibular disorders Jordan
Saudi Arabia
 82
Elboim–Gabyzon, M 2019 65 - 88 Both elderly people Israel
 60

Acronym
THI

Description
The purpose of this brief, easy to administer and interpret questionnaire is to identify, quantify, and evaluate the difficulties in daily living that patients experience because of tinnitus. Developed by Newman et al , (1996).

Area of assessment
Activities of daily living, Function/disability/performance.

Condition
Ent, Geriatric, Neurology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Other

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Barake, R. 2015 Both chronic tinnitus Lebanon
 100
El Beaino, M. 2017 Both Consecutive fluently bilingual patients with chronic (>1 year) tinnitus 100
Halily, S 2021 Both Otosclerosis patients suffering from tinnitus. Monaco
 83

Acronym
DHI

Description
A self administered subjective measure developed to evaluate the self-perceived handicapping effects imposed by vestibular system disease with physical, emotional and functional subscales. (Jacobson and Newman 1990).

Area of assessment
Balance, Function/disability/performance.

Condition
Ent, Geriatric, Neurology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alsanosi, A. A. 2012 Both Vestibular disorders and healthy controls Saudi Arabia
 100

Acronym
EARS

Description
The LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire was developed by Coninx et al. 2003. The questionnaire is part of a battery of tests, Evaluation of Auditory Responses to Speech (EARS) . LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire is specifi- cally developed for children under 2 years of age. The questionnaire is based on the developmental research of auditory behavior milestones which exist in the repertoire of very young children at the preverbal stage

Area of assessment
Hearing.

Condition
Ent, Pediatric.

Age Group
Child/adolescent- 0-19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Geal-Dor, M. 2011 0 - 2
0 - 2 		Both
Both 		normal hearing children
children with cochlear implants 		Palestine
Palestine
 97
42

Acronym
DGI

Description
A clinical tool to assess gait, balance and fall risk. It evaluates not only usual steady-state walking, but also walking during more challenging tasks. Intended for high fall risk populations such as elderly, stroke and vestibular disorders.

Area of assessment
Balance, Function/disability/performance, vestibular.

Condition
Geriatric, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alghwiri, A. A. 2014 41 - 88 Male patients with stroke Jordan
 51

Acronym
EAT- 10

Description
A tool to measure patients' perception of their swallowing problems for screening of dysphagia-related problems

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Speech/language/communication, Symptoms.

Condition
Ent, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Farahat, M. 2015 mean age of 53.32 ± 20.10 Both oropharyngeal dysphagia and control Saudi Arabia
 221

Acronym
Not available

Description
A screening test of Arabic verbal and related nonverbal abilities with parallel components for children of preschool (3-5 years) and elementary school age (6-12 years).

Area of assessment
Speech/language/communication.

Condition
Ent, Rehabilitation, School.

Age Group
Child/adolescent- 0-19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Wiig, E. H. 2000 3 - 12 Both healthy Jordan
Palestine
 750 Contact Author

Acronym
BBS

Description
Measures balance among older people with impairment in balance function by assessing the performance of functional tasks. Objectively determines a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks.

Area of assessment
Balance, Function/disability/performance, vestibular.

Condition
Geriatric, Neurology, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alghwiri, A. A. 2016 43 +/- 14 Both vestibular disorders Jordan
Saudi Arabia
 82

Acronym
BQ

Description
An screening tool to determine the occurrence of risk factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, namely snoring behavior, wake-time sleepiness or fatigue, and the presence of obesity or hypertension.The questionnaire includes symptoms about snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), obesity, and hypertension

Area of assessment
Sleep/insomnia.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Ent, Health, Neurology, Oral health, Pulmonary.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Saleh, A. 2011 Both patients Germany
 100
Saleh, A. B. M. 2011 Both Patients Germany
 100

Acronym
Brief-IPQ

Description
The Brief IPQ was designed to rapidly assess cognitive and emotional representations of illness . It was developed by using one question that best summarises the items contained in each subscale of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised which has over 80 items. The Brief IBQ comprises 5 items on cognitive representation of illness perception: consequences, timeline, personal control, treatment control, and identity. There are 2 items on emotional representation: concern and emotions. One item is on illness comprehensibility. The last item is on perceived cause of illness, in which respondents list the three most important causal factors in their illness

Area of assessment
Perception.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Ent, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Gynecology, Health, Hematology, Infectious disease, Metabolic /endocrine, Neurology, Obstetric, Oncology, Oral health, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Palliative, Psychiatric, Pulmonary, Rehabilitation, Renal, Urogenital, Women's health, Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Saarti, S. 2016 18 - above
18 - above 		Both
cardiac disease
cardiac condition 		Lebanon
Lebanon
 30
100

Acronym
BPI

Description
Assesses the severity of pain and the impact of pain on daily functions for patients with pain from chronic diseases or conditions such as cancer, osteoarthritis and low back pain, or with pain from acute conditions such as postoperative pain In self report or interview, Assessment areas: Severity of pain, impact of pain on daily function, location of pain, pain medications and amount of pain relief in the past 24 hours or the past week

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Ent, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Gynecology, Hematology, Infectious disease, Metabolic /endocrine, Neurology, Obstetric, Oncology, Oral health, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Palliative, Psychiatric, Pulmonary, Rehabilitation, Renal, Urogenital, Women's health, Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Health.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Ballout, S. 2011 18 - older Both oncology patients receiving pain treatment Lebanon
 75 Pay

Acronym
APAAT

Description
Assessment involving six PA tasks covering three levels: rhyme awareness, syllabic awareness, and phonemic awareness, as well as the assessment of reading abilities that include real word and nonsense word reading tasks.

Area of assessment
Speech/language/communication.

Condition
Ent, Pediatric, Rehabilitation, School.

Age Group
Child/adolescent- 0-19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Abou-Elsaad, T. 2016 5.5 - 8.5 Both healthy Egypt
 80

Acronym
PSQI

Description
A self-rated questionnaire which assesses sleep quality and disturbances over a 1-month time interval.

Area of assessment
Sleep/insomnia.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Community, Ent, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Gynecology, Health, Hematology, Infectious disease, Intensive Care, Medication, Metabolic /endocrine, Neurology, Obstetric, Oncology, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Palliative, Psychiatric, Pulmonary, Renal, Urogenital, Women's health.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Suleiman, K. H. 2010 19 - above healthy United States
 35
Al Maqbali, M 2020 18 - more than 60 Both cancer patients Oman
 369 Contact Author

Acronym
STOP-Bang

Description
A self-administered screening tool for the presence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. STOP-Bang stands for Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, high BP, BMI, Age, Neck circumference, and male Gender.

Area of assessment
Sleep/insomnia.

Condition
Ent, Neurology, Oral health, Pulmonary, Surgery/Anaesthia.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
El-Gendy, A. 2012 Both bilingual individuals Middle East
 196
BaHammam, A. S. 2015 Both patients attending a sleep disorders clinic Saudi Arabia
 100

Acronym
CAT

Description
A standardized test designed to assess a wide range of language functions in participants with acquired aphasia.can be completed over one or two assessment sessions. The test includes a user manual, a ring-bound cognitive screen and language battery, a ring-bound disability questionnaire and a scoring booklet. The cognitive section assesses people's abilities across a range of task that can affect rehabilitation. Forming the main body of the test, the language battery provides a profile of performance across all modalities of language production and comprehension. An optional innovative disability questionnaire explores the impact of aphasia from the perspective of the person with aphasia. In addition the CAT helps the therapist to track changes over the course of recovery, and provides a guide to likely outcomes on the basis of an early assessment. It is supported by normative data on people both with an without aphasia, and extensive data on reliability and clinical validity. The CAT allows users to: Identify underlying impairments Find where to focus assessments using PALPA and other batteries Ascertain the practical, psychological and social impact of aphasia Create a profile of strengths and weaknesses to guide therapy. (www.routledge.com)

Area of assessment
Speech/language/communication.

Condition
Neurology, Rehabilitation, Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Abou El-Ella, M. Y. 2013 Both aphasia due to stroke or post-traumatic damage, healthy Egypt
 150

Acronym
CSHI

Description
A self-administered questionnaire measuring the impact of vocal deviation on the quality of life of singers.

Area of assessment
Quality of life, Speech/language/communication.

Condition
Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Abou-Elsaad, T. 2017 Both Healthy Egypt
 70

Acronym
VHI-10

Description
A questionnaire to assess the severity of the handicap caused by hoarseness on the quality of life of dysphonic patients

Area of assessment
Quality of life, Speech/language/communication.

Condition
Ent.

Age Group
Other

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Khalaf, M. 2017 18 - older Both clinical dysphonia Lebanon
 254 Free

Acronym
SFAR

Description
An assessment of allergic rhinitis (AR) that can be used to quantitatively screen patients for AR or used in population studies in the absence of medical diagnosis and objective measurements of allergy. It consists of eight questions about symptoms, time of occurrence during the year, triggers, personal and family histories of allergy, and allergy tests.

Area of assessment
Symptoms.

Condition
Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alharethy, S 2017 patients with suspected Allergic rhinitis and control participants. Saudi Arabia

Acronym
NOSE

Description
Instrument designed to measure nasal obstruction. It is commonly used in otolaryngology practices to provide an objective measure of nasal obstruction.

Area of assessment
Symptoms.

Condition
Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Amer, M. A. 2017 Both Consecutive patients who underwent septal surgery and asymptomatic controls 203
Samy Elwany 2021 19 - 56 Both nasal obstruction due to septal deviation and/or turbinate hypertrophy and Egypt
 248

Acronym
SNOT-22

Description
The SNOT measures severity of nasal disease symptoms and the affect on QoL. It contains 22 items reflecting various elements—rhino-logical symptoms, ear and facial symptoms, sleep functioning, and psychological factors that may be associated with nasal and paranasal disease

Area of assessment
Quality of life, Symptoms.

Condition
Ent.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alanazy, F. 2018 36 (14.3) years control group and 38.9 (13.8) years CRS group Both 171 healthy volunteers and 94 chronic rhinosinusitis patients (CRS) Saudi Arabia
 265
Asiri, M 2019 18 - above Both patients Saudi Arabia
 80 Free


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Articles last updated: December 2020