Linguistic Validation of the Turkish Version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head and Neck Cancer Module

dc.contributor.authorGunn, G. Brandon
dc.contributor.authorAtalar, Banu
dc.contributor.authorMendoza, Tito R.
dc.contributor.authorCleeland, Charles S.
dc.contributor.authorSelek, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorOzyar, Enis
dc.contributor.authorRosenthal, David I.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T12:35:56Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T12:35:56Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The use of patient symptom reports with frequent symptom assessment may be preferred over the more commonly used health-related quality of life questionnaires. Aims: We sought to linguistically validate the Turkish version of the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck module (MDASI-HN) patient reported outcome questionnaire. Study Design: Validation study. Methods: Following standard forward and backward translation of the original and previously validated English MDASI-HN into a Turkish version (T-MDASI-HN), it was administered to patients with head and neck cancer able to read and understand Turkish. Patients were then cognitively debriefed to evaluate their understanding and comprehension of the T-MDASI-HN. Individual and group responses are presented using descriptive statistics. Results: Twenty-six participants with head and neck cancer completed the T-MDASI-HN and accompanying cognitive debriefing. Overall, 97 percent of the individual TMDASI-HN items were completed. Average recorded time to complete the 28 item TMDASI-HN questionnaire was 5.4 minutes (range 2-10). Average overall ease of completion, understandability, and acceptability were favorably rated at 1.0, 1.1, and 0.2, respectively, on scales from 0 to 10. Only 5 of the 26 of participants reported trouble completing any single questionnaire items, namely the ``difficulty remembering{''} item for 3 individuals. Conclusion: The T-MDASI-HN is linguistically valid with ease of completion, relevance, comprehensibility, and applicability and it can be a useful clinical and research tool.
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.issueMAY
dc.description.pages339-343
dc.description.volume33
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/balkanmedj.2015.150148
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11443/2021
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5152/balkanmedj.2015.150148
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000379332000013
dc.publisherGALENOS PUBL HOUSE
dc.relation.ispartofBALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
dc.subjectHead and neck cancer
dc.subjectpatient-reported questionnaire
dc.subjectpatient symptoms
dc.subjectTurkish MDASI-HN
dc.titleLinguistic Validation of the Turkish Version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head and Neck Cancer Module
dc.typeArticle

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