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This is a Validation Study study.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to localize and validate the SScQoL questionnaire for Chinese patients with systemic sclerosis.

November 19, 2025PeerJOpen Access

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chinese quality-of-life questionnaire for patients with systemic sclerosis

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This research aims to localize and validate the SScQoL questionnaire for Chinese patients with systemic sclerosis.
Employed the Beaton model for translation and back-translation of SScQoL.
Conducted expert consultations for cross-cultural adaptation.
Recruited 160 systemic sclerosis patients for questionnaire surveys from August 2023 to December 2024.
SScQoL demonstrated high reliability with a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.922.
Content validity index (CVI) for the scale was 0.97; item-level CVI ranged from 0.83 to 1.00.
Exploratory factor analysis revealed five factors with a cumulative variance of 65.761%.

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Psychometric validation demonstrates reliability and cross-cultural adaptation of QoL assessment for systemic sclerosis patients, enhancing prognosis.

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Hu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f095c0ce034ddc350bf6 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20331

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Psychometric validation demonstrates reliability and cross-cultural adaptation of QoL assessment for systemic sclerosis patients, enhancing prognosis.

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chinese quality-of-life questionnaire for patients with systemic sclerosis

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chinese quality-of-life questionnaire for patients with systemic sclerosis

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