Alrabiah Abdulaziz, Aldriweesh Bshair, Almujaiwel Nasser, Alasqah Mohammad I, Alduraywish Shatha A, Alammar Ahmad
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Sep 27;14(9):e29656. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29656. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Objectives This study aimed to translate the Dyspnea Index (DI) questionnaire into the Arabic language and determine whether this version is valid and reliable for Arabic-speaking patients with upper airway-related dyspnea. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at the King Saud University Medical City otolaryngology clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The DI questionnaire was translated into Arabic and then back-translated into the English language. Inclusion criteria were preoperative patients presenting to the otolaryngology clinic with upper airway-related dyspnea between November and December 2020. The results of internal consistency and factor analysis among the items were compared to the original DI development results to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. Results Among a total of 57 recruited patients, 50 questionnaires were completed with an 88% response rate. The mean age of the included patients was 38 ±14 years. Women constituted 58% of the patients. The most common diagnosis was subglottic stenosis (72%). Principle component extraction in factor analysis revealed a single underlying factor for all the questions. Factor loading ranged from 0.69 to 0.85. Reliability statistics showed a high value of internal consistency among the items. The mean inter-item correlation was 0.58. Conclusion Based on our findings, the Arabic version of the DI questionnaire is a reliable instrument for evaluating upper airway dyspnea.
目的 本研究旨在将呼吸困难指数（DI）问卷翻译成阿拉伯语，并确定该版本对于讲阿拉伯语的上气道相关呼吸困难患者是否有效且可靠。方法 在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的沙特国王大学医学城耳鼻喉科诊所进行了一项横断面研究。将DI问卷翻译成阿拉伯语，然后再回译成英语。纳入标准为2020年11月至12月期间到耳鼻喉科诊所就诊的患有上气道相关呼吸困难的术前患者。将各项目之间的内部一致性和因子分析结果与原始DI编制结果进行比较，以评估问卷的可靠性。结果 在总共招募的57名患者中，完成了50份问卷，回复率为88%。纳入患者的平均年龄为38±14岁。女性占患者的58%。最常见的诊断是声门下狭窄（72%）。因子分析中的主成分提取显示所有问题有一个单一的潜在因子。因子载荷范围为0.69至0.85。可靠性统计显示各项目之间具有较高的内部一致性值。平均项目间相关性为0.58。结论 根据我们的研究结果，DI问卷的阿拉伯语版本是评估上气道呼吸困难的可靠工具。
