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| Title |
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the vitiligo-specifi c health-related quality of life instrument (VitiQoL) into Brazilian Portuguese*
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| Published in |
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153684 |
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| Authors |
Juliana Catucci Boza, Roopal V Kundu, Amanda Fabbrin, Roberta Horn, Natalia Giongo, Tania Ferreira Cestari |
| Abstract |
Vitiligo, although asymptomatic, highly compromises patients' quality of life (QoL). Therefore, an adequate evaluation of QoL is essential. Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of VitiQol (Vitiligo-specific health-related quality of life instrument) into Brazilian Portuguese. The study was conducted in two stages; the first stage was the translation and cultural/linguistic adaptation of the instrument; the second stage was the instrument's validation. The translated VitiQol showed high internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.944) and high test-retest reliability and intraclass correlation coefficient=0.95 (CI 95% 0.86 - 0.98), p<0.001. There was no statistically significant difference between the means of the first completion of the VitiQoL questionnaire and the retest, p = 0.661. There was a significant correlation between VitiQoL and DLQI (r = 0.776, p <0.001) and also between VitiQoL-PB and subjects' assessment of the severity of their disease (r = 0.702, p <0.001). The impact of vitiligo on the QoL of Brazilian patients can be assessed by a specific questionnaire. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 64 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 26 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 29 | 44% |