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Mardale DA, Opriș-Belinski D, Bojincă V, Bojincă M, Păsăran E, Săulescu I, Berghea F, Bălănescu A. The Translation, Validation and Cultural Adaptation of Questionnaires Assessing the Quality of Life and Fatigue among Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome for the Romanian Context. Clin Pract 2023; 13:1561-1576. [PMID: 38131686 PMCID: PMC10742904 DOI: 10.3390/clinpract13060137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
About 70% of patients with Sjogren's syndrome suffer from fatigue, and for a large proportion of patients, it is one of the most noticeable manifestations leading to disability. To date, no study has been conducted in Romania to determine the quality of life of patients and the impact of fatigue in patients with Sjogren's syndrome. The present work proposes the translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of two questionnaires for the Romanian context, namely the 'Profile of Fatigue and Discomfort-Sicca Symptoms Inventory' (PROFAD-SSI-SF) and 'Primary Sjogren's Syndrome-Quality of Life' (PSS-QoL), whose purpose is to assess quality of life and fatigue in patients with Sjogren's syndrome. These two questionnaires were administered to 52 patients with Sjogren's syndrome diagnosed according to the 2016 ACR-EULAR criteria. Subsequently, the conceptual, semantic, and operational analyses of the data were performed with the aim of cultural adaptation. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using indices of measurement accuracy such as internal consistency. Based on statistical analyses, this pilot study shows that the Romanian versions of the PROFAD-SSI and PSS-QoL questionnaires are as reliable as their English counterparts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Denise-Ani Mardale
- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Dr. Ion Cantacuzino’ Hospital, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (D.O.-B.); (V.B.); (M.B.); (E.P.); (I.S.); (F.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, ‘Sf. Maria’ Clinical Hospital, 011192 Bucharest, Romania
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Ike RW, McCoy SS. Instructional videos on labial salivary gland biopsy available. Int J Rheum Dis 2023; 26:2338-2339. [PMID: 37317648 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Robert W Ike
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Ike RW, McCoy SS. Learn Labial Salivary Gland Biopsy Online. J Clin Rheumatol 2023; 29:363. [PMID: 37106484 PMCID: PMC10528586 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert W. Ike
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
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Diagnostic performance of Sjögren's Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (SSSQ). Clin Rheumatol 2022; 41:3259-3260. [PMID: 35668242 PMCID: PMC9169950 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06175-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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