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Linguistic Validation of Medical Epidemiological and Social Aspects of Aging Questionnaire in Bengali Language

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  • Shamima Islam Nipa

    (PhD Candidate, Bio-Medical Science, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • Thanyaluck

    (Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • Aatit Paungmali

    (Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • Chailert Phongnarisorn

    (Assistant Professor, M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

Abstract

The objective of the study was to conduct a linguistic validation of the Medical, Epidemiological and Social aspects of Aging (MESA) questionnaire for Bengali language to capture the concepts of the original English-language version of the questionnaire and is readily understand by the women with urinary incontinence. This study followed by cross sectional pilot study design and conducted between April, 2019 to August, 2019 at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh. This study recruited twenty-seven (27) native-Bengali speaking residence of Bangladesh who reported urinary incontinence. All the respondents selected purposively for this study. The mean age of the respondents was 42.12; sd± 10.41. The respondents faced mostly comprehensive difficulties in the “Initial section” (Questions 4 and 5) and conceptual difficulties in “Urge Incontinence Questions” section (Questions 1 and 2). There were not any kinds of difficulties for the respondents in the “Stress Incontinence Questions” section. Translation and adaptation raised not any major concerns. However, further study would conduct by increasing the number of women who speak Bengali exclusively or by preference in clinical research related to urinary incontinence.

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  • Shamima Islam Nipa & Thanyaluck & Aatit Paungmali & Chailert Phongnarisorn, 2019. "Linguistic Validation of Medical Epidemiological and Social Aspects of Aging Questionnaire in Bengali Language," International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 2(5), pages 220-226, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijllt0:v:2:y:2019:i:5:id:593
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