Translation, psychometric evaluation and validation of the "diabetes health profile-18" questionnaire in Arabic

measuring quality of life requires an instrument validated in the population language. The purpose of our study was to translate and analyze the psychometric properties of the literary Arabic version of the "diabetes health profile (DHP)-18". we conducted a methodological study for psychom...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2021, Vol.40, p.212-212
Main Authors: Haoues, Maali, Zedini, Chekib, Chadli-Chaieb, Molka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Humans
Language
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:measuring quality of life requires an instrument validated in the population language. The purpose of our study was to translate and analyze the psychometric properties of the literary Arabic version of the "diabetes health profile (DHP)-18". we conducted a methodological study for psychometric evaluation and validation of the DHP-18, following the steps of the cross-cultural validation described by Vallerand. A convenience sample of people with diabetes was collected for this purpose. The developed questionnaire included participants' demographic characteristics, diabetes data and the experimental version of the DHP-18 questionnaire. Validity, reliability and questionnaire standards establishment were carried out. a sample of 333 diabetics was recruited. Test-retest correlation coefficient (r = 0.985; p
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2021.40.212.31410