Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Esophageal-Atresia-Quality-of-Life Questionnaires to Assess Condition-Specific Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents Born with Esophageal Atresia

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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

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Hacettepe University, Institute of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

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Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Queen Silva Children’s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Department of Pediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sweden

Turk J Gastroenterol 2021; 32: 640-650
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2021.201005
Read: 839 Downloads: 314 Published: 01 August 2021

Background: This study reports the feasibility, validity and reliability of the Turkish versions of the Esophageal-Atresia–Quality-of-Life (EA-QOL) questionnaires, which were originally developed in Sweden and Germany. 

Methods: After translation from Swedish to Turkish and cognitive debriefings, 51 families of children aged 2 to 7 years (parent-report, 17-items) and 54 families of children 8 to 17 years (child and parent-report, 24-items) responded to the EA-QOL questionnaires and a validated generic HRQOL-instrument (PedsQL4.0). Medical records of patients and questionnaires were used to obtain clinical data. The Turkish version of the EA-QOL questionnaires were evaluated for feasibility (<5% missing item responses), reliability (internal consistency/retest reliability for 3 weeks) and validity (known-groups/concurrent/convergent). Level of significance was p<0.05. 

Results: Feasibility of the Turkish version of the EA-QOL questionnaires was good. Internal consistency of all scales was satisfactory, as were the level of agreements of EA-QOL scores between the field- and retest study. Known-group and concurrent validity were achieved since the EA-QOL questionnaires showed that esophageal symptoms and feeding difficulties were negatively associated with EA-QOL total scores in both age specific versions (child-and parent report), and respiratory symptoms in the version for EA children 2 to 7 years (parent-report). A higher number of respiratory symptoms decreased the EA-QOL total scores in both age groups (parent-report, p<0.05). Correlations between the EA-QOL total scores and PedsQL-4.0 total scores supported convergent validity.

Conclusion: The Turkish version of the EA-QOL questionnaires are feasible, valid and reliable to assess condition-specific HRQOL in EA children. 

Cite this article as: Soyer T, Ece Arslan U, Ulukaya Durakbaşa Ç, et al. Feasibility, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the esophageal-atresia-quality-of-life questionnaires to assess condition-specific quality of life in children and adolescents born with esophageal atresia. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2021; 32(8): 640-650.

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