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December 22, 2023Turkish Journal of Colorectal DiseaseOpen Access

Validation of the Turkish version of the Quality of Life in Patients with Anal Fistula Questionnaire

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MKMehmet Ali KoçAnkara UniversityKÖKerem ÖzgüAnkara UniversityMSMehmet Süha SevinçAnkara University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study demonstrates strong psychometric validity of the QoLAF questionnaire in Turkish patients, indicating its suitability for clinical evaluation.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the psychometric properties and validate the Turkish version of the 14-item Quality of Life in Patients with Anal Fistula Questionnaire (QoLAF-Q) against the Short Form-12 Health Survey.
  • Conducted an observational cross-sectional validation study between 2020 and 2023.
  • Assessed construct validity using a two-factor confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and compared outcomes to the Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12).
  • All 14 items exceeded the factor loading threshold of 0.35 in confirmatory factor analysis.
  • The two-factor CFA model demonstrated strong fit indices: Tucker-Lewis Index of 0.979, Comparative Fit Index of 0.983, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation of 0.075.
  • Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary scores from the QoLAF-Q correlated with corresponding SF-12 scores.

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Koç et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f1ff60d396ca0cf0fc8e1https://doi.org/10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2023.2023-11-1
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