Cross-cultural validation of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire in vascular amputees fitted with prostheses in Spain
Por:
Benavent JV, Igual C, Mora E, Antonio R and Tenias JM
Publicada:
1 dic 2016
Resumen:
Background: The lack of specific prosthetic-related outcome instruments
for Spanish amputees must be addressed.
Objective: To elaborate a culturally equivalent version of the
Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire in the Spanish language.
Study design: Cross-cultural questionnaire validation.
Methods: Two-step process for cultural adaptation: forward and backward
translations of English original and Spanish translated versions;
assessment of both construct and criterion validity and reliability in a
group of vascular amputees.
Results: A total of 61 patients were recruited, 44 men (72.1%) and 17
women (27.9%), with a median age of 71.1years (standard deviation:
7.7years; range: 51-87years). In the Prosthesis Evaluation
Questionnaire-Spanish, the lowest scores were for gait and frustration,
and the highest scores were for noise and stump health. Internal
consistency of the questionnaire was acceptable (>0.70) for four of the
scales used in the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire but poor (<0.50)
for the scales relating to appearance and stump health. Correlations
with the quality-of-life levels as measured by the Short Form-36 were
positive and mostly significant.
Conclusion: Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Spanish could assess the
quality of life in patients who have undergone vascular amputations and
then been fitted with a prosthetic limb. The questionnaire shows
adequate criteria validity when compared with other instruments for
measuring quality of life.
Clinical relevance The Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Spanish could
be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing adaptation to
prostheses in vascular amputees. The questionnaire adds information
relevant to the patient and the physician and may identify cases with
poor expected adaptation to the prosthesis.
Filiaciones:
:
Hospital Lluis Alcanyís, Xátiva, Spain
Igual C:
Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Mora E:
Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
:
Hospital Lluis Alcanyís, Xátiva, Spain
:
Valencian School for Health Studies (EVES), Valencia, Spain
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