Abstract
Aim: To translate and adapt the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) into Bengali (BHAQ) for use in Bangladeshi populations and to test its reliability and validity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Method: The HAQ-DI was translated using rigorous forward-backward protocols and the translated version was subsequently cognitively pretested in a sample of 30 outpatients with RA. The pre-final version of the questionnaire was psychometrically tested for internal consistency and construct validity in a new sample of 100 consecutive RA outpatients.
Results: Ten questions were changed to suit the Bengali culture. Pretests showed that the items included in the B-HAQ were well understood by Bengali patients, while some of the original items were difficult to understand for a majority of patients. The resulting B-HAQ showed good internal consistency and construct validity in the psychometric validation study.
Conclusion: This study suggests that the B-HAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring functional disability in a Bengali-speaking population with RA. Future studies should examine the test–retest reliability and responsiveness of the B-HAQ before it can be confidently recommended as an outcome measure in intervention studies.
Method: The HAQ-DI was translated using rigorous forward-backward protocols and the translated version was subsequently cognitively pretested in a sample of 30 outpatients with RA. The pre-final version of the questionnaire was psychometrically tested for internal consistency and construct validity in a new sample of 100 consecutive RA outpatients.
Results: Ten questions were changed to suit the Bengali culture. Pretests showed that the items included in the B-HAQ were well understood by Bengali patients, while some of the original items were difficult to understand for a majority of patients. The resulting B-HAQ showed good internal consistency and construct validity in the psychometric validation study.
Conclusion: This study suggests that the B-HAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring functional disability in a Bengali-speaking population with RA. Future studies should examine the test–retest reliability and responsiveness of the B-HAQ before it can be confidently recommended as an outcome measure in intervention studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 413-417 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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