XXXX specific quality of life questionnaire: Test of reliability and validity of the Persian version.

@entity1 @entity64
BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess the reliability and the validity of the translated version of the @entity64 specific quality of life (SS-QOL) questionnaire in Iranian post- @entity64 @entity1 . METHODS: This project was performed at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, between 12 April 2010 and 24 February 2011. The English version of the SS-QOL was translated into Persian by "forward-backward" translation, cognitive inquiring and cultural adaptation process. The reliability and internal consistency were measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Validity was assessed using convergent and divergent validity through Spearman's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: Our study included 117 post- @entity64 @entity1 , consisting of 57 (48.7%) @entity1 and 60 (51.3%) @entity1 . The mean age of the @entity1 was 81.60    7.52 (range 60-88) years. The Persian version of the SS-QOL proved reliable (Cronbach's a = 0.96). Internal consistency was excellent for both demographic and @entity1 ' clinical characteristics (Cronbach's a >=  0.70). The scaling success rates were 100% for convergent validity of each scale. Divergent validity for all 12 scales was considered acceptable, whereas each scale had a 100% scaling success rate for convergent validity. CONCLUSION: The Persian version of SS-QOL should be mentioned as a noteworthy instrument to specify different aspects of health related QOL of @entity1 suffering @entity64 and hence that clinicians, researchers and epidemiologist can exploit it trustfully.
