ECE2016 Eposter Presentations Thyroid (non-cancer) (120 abstracts)
ThyPROgr: translation and validation in Greek of the thyroid-specific quality of life questionnaire ThyPRO
Gesthimani Mintziori 1, , Torquill Watt 3 , Dimitrios Pournaras 2 , Emmanouil Tzortzis 2 , Marina Kita 1 & Dimitrios Goulis 2
1Department of Endocrinology, Ippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece; 3Department of Medical Endocrinology, Copenhagen Universtiy Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Introduction: Assessing the quality of life of patients with thyroid disease does represent a challenge. ThypRO questionnaire has been developed recently and comprises a reliable and valid scale structure of a patient-reported outcome measuring thyroid-specific quality of life.
Material and methods: The standard methodology for translation of patient-reported outcomes was followed. Two independent translators, Greek native speakers, fluent in english, were asked to translate THyPRO questionnaire from English to Greek, in order to form a consensus version of the questionnaire, after comparing the two versions. A third translator was asked to back-translate this consensus version to English. An in-country consultant and the developer of ThyPRO questionnaire then reviewed the backwards translation and additional revisions were made. After formation, ThyPROgr was tested among five patients with thyroid disorders with cognitive interview techniques and additional changes in wording were made, when necessary.
Results: ThyPRO was translated and validated in Greek according to standard methodology for translation of patient-reported outcomes.
Conclusion: ThyPROgr provides the possibility to measure patient-reported outcomes regarding thyroid-specific quality of life in the Greek population.
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