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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Onychomycosis

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  • Vasco Silva-Neves

    (Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde, Instituto Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Hospital das Forças Armadas-Polo Porto, Avenida da Boavista, 4050-113 Porto, Portugal)

  • Ana Caramelo

    (Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde, Instituto Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Paulo Alves

    (Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde, Instituto Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Carla Pais-Vieira

    (Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde, Instituto Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Alexandra Palmer Minton

    (Patient Centered Solutions, IQVIA, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA)

  • Ana María Rodríguez-Leboeuf

    (Patient-Centered Endpoints, Patient-Centered Solutions, IQVIA, 28007 Madrid, Spain)

  • Miguel Pais-Vieira

    (Department of Medical Sciences, iBiMED—Institute of Biomedicine, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, Agra do Crasto—Edifício 30, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal)

Abstract

(1) Background: Onychomycosis (OM) is a fungal nail infection, considered a risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers. It is associated with changes in quality of life, in terms of pain, self-confidence and self-esteem. The aim was to translate and adapt the OM quality of life questionnaire “OnyCOE-t TM –Quality Of Life Questionnaire Onychomycosis (Nail Fungal Condition)”. (2) Methods: This study followed the guidelines proposed by Beaton et al. (2000), where two English to Portuguese translations were performed and, after an expert consensus, a common version was obtained. This was followed by two back-translations. The expert committee achieved semantic equivalence, idioms and concepts. The pre-test was applied to 49 people. The final version and processed data were sent to the authors. (3) Results: We adapted terms semantically, modified statements syntactically, altering items from interrogative to affirmative. (4) Conclusions: The translated version of the “Quality of life–Onychomycosis” questionnaire suggested that it can be used for further studies to test validity and reliability in this population.

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  • Vasco Silva-Neves & Ana Caramelo & Paulo Alves & Carla Pais-Vieira & Alexandra Palmer Minton & Ana María Rodríguez-Leboeuf & Miguel Pais-Vieira, 2021. "Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Onychomycosis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:11:p:5793-:d:564067
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