Validation and adaptation of the Arabic version of the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument

• Published in: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology Vol. 138; p. 110263
• Main Authors: Elzayat, Saad, Elfarargy, Haitham, Kabbash, Ibrahim A., Nada, Ihab, Mehanna, Ahmed M., Elsherief, Hossam S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-11-2020
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adenoidectomy; Arabic; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Health Status; Humans; Language; Male; Pediatric; Prospective Studies; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Questionnaire; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tonsillectomy; Translations; Treatment Outcome; Validation; Validation; Arabic; Questionnaire; Tonsillectomy; Pediatric; Adaptation; Quality of life
• ISSN: 0165-5876; 1872-8464
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110263

Validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status study tool, in Arabic while studying its psychometric properties.
prospective -validation study.
Multiple tertiary centers.
63 consecutive patients who underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy operation (pre-operative and 6 months post-operative) and 65 asymptomatic controls.
Guidelines for the cross-cultural adaptation process, to translate the original English language version into an Arabic language one.
We assessed the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the TAHSI (A-TAHSI) its feasibility, reproducibility, internal consistency, reliability, discriminatory validity and responsiveness to change.
The Mann-Whitney test showed a statistically significant difference for the mean score between the patients and the control group denoting good clinical validity. The Cronbach's coefficient value for the A- TAHSI for 63 cases was 0.983, demonstrating good internal consistency. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a marked improvement in the patients' scores 6 months post-operatively. Spearman's rank and Pearson's correlations were used to correlate the level of resemblance of the mean score of the A-TAHSI, which showed statistically significant results.
The A-TAHSI is a valid instrument for evaluating the subjective effect of tonsillectomy on the health and quality of life and hence is recommended to be used in tonsillectomy research and daily practice.
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