Youssef, N.F.A., Shepherd, A., Evans, J.M.M. and Wyke, S. (2012) Translating and testing the Liver Disease Symptom Index 2.0 for administration to people with liver cirrhosis in Egypt. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 18(4), pp. 406-416. (doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02048.x)
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Abstract
The Liver Disease Symptom Index (LDSI) 2.0 is a simple, short and specific liver disease questionnaire in English, but an Arabic version does not exist, therefore we translated the LDSI-2.0 into Arabic and tested its psychometric properties in a pilot cross-sectional study. A convenience sample of 38 patients with liver cirrhosis from one hospital in Cairo, Egypt, were interviewed for approximately 45 min. Patients completed a background data sheet, the translated LDSI-2.0 and the Short Form (SF)-36v<sub>2</sub>. Construct convergent validity was examined by correlating LDSI-2.0 items with the SF-36v<sub>2</sub> eight domains. Reliability was estimated using measures of internal consistency, test–retest reliability and internal consistency reliability. Median completion time was 10 min. The correlation between the translated LDSI-2.0 items and the SF-36 domains confirmed that there was moderate to high overlapping between the two measures, suggesting convergent validity of the LDSI-2.0. The LDSI-2.0 showed good to very good retest reliability (kappa value 0.62–0.94). Chronbach's alpha coefficient for the multi-item scales ranged from 0.73 to 0.96. The Arabic LDSI-2.0 therefore has satisfactory validity, retest reliability and internal consistency.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wyke, Professor Sally |
Authors: | Youssef, N.F.A., Shepherd, A., Evans, J.M.M., and Wyke, S. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Social Scientists working in Health and Wellbeing College of Social Sciences |
Journal Name: | International Journal of Nursing Practice |
ISSN: | 1322-7114 |
ISSN (Online): | 1440-172X |
Published Online: | 29 July 2012 |
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