The validity and reliability study of the University of California, Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (UCLA SCTC GIT) 2.0 questionnaire for the Turkish society

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To translate the University of California, Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (UCLA SCTC GIT) 2.0 questionnaire from English to Turkish and to validate it.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0 was translated into Turkish using the translation-retranslation method. The available Turkish GIT 2.0 and the Short Form 36 (SF-36) were administered to 97 Turkish-speaking patients with systemic sclerosis (Ssc). Internal consistency reliability and structural validity were assessed by analyzing the correlations between the UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0 and the SF-36 scales. Internal consistency was determined by calculating Cronbach's alpha. For evaluation of reliability, the questionnaire scale was repeatedly applied to a subgroup of patients with a 2-week interval, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated. The Spearman's correlation coefficients between the GIT and the SF-36 scores were calculated.

RESULTS: A group of 97 patients with Ssc with a mean age of 55.37±11.35 years and a female predominance (87.6%) were included in the study. The Cronbach's alpha value for the UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0 scale was 0.894. ICC was 0.821 (p=0.000). The scale showed acceptable reliability, with the exception of the diarrhea subscale (alpha=0.356). There was a moderate correlation between the total GIT score and the Short Form 36 (SF-36) subscales. All of the items in the scale were included in the validity analysis owing to their reliability.

CONCLUSION: The Turkish GIT 2.0 scale showed good internal consistency, high reliability, and an acceptable validity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 30(2019), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 234-241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Taş, Yaşar Murat [VerfasserIn]
Derviş Hakim, Gözde [VerfasserIn]
Keskinoğlu, Pembe [VerfasserIn]
Kenar, Gökçe [VerfasserIn]
Yarkan, Handan [VerfasserIn]
Zengin, Berrin [VerfasserIn]
Can, Gerçek [VerfasserIn]
Önen, Fatoş [VerfasserIn]
Akkoç, Nurullah [VerfasserIn]
Birlik, Merih [VerfasserIn]
Akarsu, Mesut [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 03.12.2019

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5152/tjg.2018.17856

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NLM291717497