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Translation and validation of quality of life scale, the brief version.
Author(s):
1. Muhammad Nasar Sayeed Khan: Department of Psychiatry, The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
2. Saleem Muhammad Akhter: Department of Psychiatry, The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
3. Muhammad Ayub: Department of Psychiatry, The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
4. Sumira Alam: Department of Psychiatry, The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
5. Naeem Ullah Laghari: Department of Psychiatry, The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract:
To translate The World Health Organization quality of life scale, WHO-QOL BREF, in Urdu and validate it. A descriptive study. Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, from July 2002 to October 2002. The English version of WHO-QOL BREF was translated in Urdu and later back translated. The process was checked and evaluated at each step by a translation committee comprising of group of bilingual expert. The whole process was carried out in four stages. The translated version was further evaluated statistically in three ways to check linguistic equivalence, concept equivalence and scale equivalence. A significant level of equivalence was seen at all parameters. This study concludes that the Urdu version of WHO-QOL BREF is a reliable and valid version to be used in our population to measure the quality of life in Pakistan.
Page(s): 98-100
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Published: Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Year: 2003
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