Department of Rehabilitation, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Eur Spine J. 2012 Aug;21(8):1603-8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2188-0. Epub 2012 Feb 15.
The aim of the study was to undertake the process of cultural adaptation of the Brace Questionnaire (BrQ) into Polish.
The BrQ is an instrument for measuring the quality of life of scoliotic adolescents who are being treated conservatively with wearing a corrective brace. The BrQ consists of 34 Likert-scale items related to eight domains. The translation from the original Greek into Polish was performed. The process of cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was in accordance with the guidelines of the International Quality of Life Assessment Project. It involved 35 adolescents, aged between 10.0 and 16.0 years, all with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with mean Cobb angle of 35.1 ± 10.6 degrees, and all wearing the same kind of brace (Chêneau orthosis) for more than 3 months. Statistical analysis calculated the reliability (internal consistency), floor and ceiling effects of the BrQ.
The internal consistency was satisfactory; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.94. There was no floor or ceiling effects.
Polish version of the BrQ is reliable and can be used in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis wearing the brace to assess their quality of life.
本研究旨在对 Brace 问卷(BrQ)进行波兰语文化适应性改编。
BrQ 是一种用于测量接受保守治疗(穿戴矫正支具)的脊柱侧凸青少年生活质量的工具。BrQ 由 34 个与 8 个领域相关的李克特量表项目组成。问卷从希腊语翻译成波兰语。问卷的文化适应性改编过程符合国际生活质量评估项目的指南。该研究纳入了 35 名年龄在 10.0 至 16.0 岁之间的青少年,均患有特发性脊柱侧凸,Cobb 角平均为 35.1±10.6 度,均佩戴相同类型的支具(Chêneau 矫形器)超过 3 个月。统计分析计算了 BrQ 的可靠性(内部一致性)、地板和天花板效应。
内部一致性令人满意;Cronbach's alpha 系数为 0.94。没有地板或天花板效应。
波兰语版的 BrQ 是可靠的,可以用于评估佩戴支具的特发性脊柱侧凸青少年的生活质量。