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. 2024 May;14(4):1269-1276.
doi: 10.1177/21925682221139462. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Reliability and Validity of the Adapted Chinese Version of the Quality of Life Profile for Spine Deformities in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Miao Hu  1 , Zhuyun Cai  1 , Yue Yang  1 , Xinjie Hong  2 , Zheng Zhang  1 , Ce Wang  1 , Xuhui Zhou  1 , Yichen Meng  1 , Jianquan Zhao  1
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Reliability and Validity of the Adapted Chinese Version of the Quality of Life Profile for Spine Deformities in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Miao Hu et al. Global Spine J. 2024 May.

Abstract

Study design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the cross-cultural adaptability and internal consistency of the Chinese version of the Quality-of-Life Profile for Spine Deformities (QLPSD) questionnaire in mainland China.

Methods: The original QLPSD was translated from Spanish into Chinese with proper cross-cultural adaptation based on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons guidelines. A total of 129 AIS patients referring to our institution from February 2021 to January 2022 were enrolled in this study. The effects of ceiling and floor were evaluated and the reliability was verified by examining the internal consistency (the Cronbach's α coefficient). Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was used to test and retest reliability. The C-QLPSD dimensions were compared with the domains in Chinese version of 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaires using Pearson correlation coefficient to assess the concurrent validity.

Results: No significant floor and ceiling effects in C-QLPSD was observed. The total Cronbach's α was estimated at .914, ranging from .768 in back pain dimensions to .862 in psychosocial function dimensions. The C-QLPSD dimensions indicated satisfactory test-retest reliability with ICC range of .784-.870. Construct validity analysis revealed that C-QLPSD was well correlated with SRS-22 and SF-36. The values of total correlation coefficient were calculated at -.924 and -.871, respectively, which were both statistically significant (P < .05).

Conclusion: The adapted Chinese version of QLPSD had good internal consistency and excellent test-retest reliability, which can be used to assess the outcome among Chinese-speaking patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Keywords: Chinese; idiopathic scoliosis; quality of life profile for spine deformities; reliability; validity.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The Bland–Altman plot for test–retest agreement of the C-QLPSD. The grey dashed line indicates the 95% (±1.96 standard deviation) limits of agreement.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Scree plot to determine the number of factors to retain.
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