Cultural adaptation and validation of the “Kidney Disease and Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQOL-SF™) version 1.3” questionnaire in Egypt

Cultural adaptation and validation of the “Kidney Disease and Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQOL-SF™) version 1.3” questionnaire in Egypt

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instruments need disease and country specific validation. In Arab countries, there is no specific validated questionnaire for assessment of HRQOL in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The ai...

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Main Authors: Abd ElHafeez Samar, Sallam Sunny A, Gad Zahira M, Zoccali Carmine, Torino Claudia, Tripepi Giovanni, ElWakil Hala S, Awad Noha M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Egypt
Health-related quality of life
KDQOL-SF<sup>TM</sup> 1.3
Questionnaire validation
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/170

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