Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population
Apstrakt
Purpose: Aphasia has a negative impact on a person’s quality of life (QOL). The Stroke Aphasia Quality of Life-39 scale
(SAQOL-39) is a widely-used measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) developed for people with aphasia that
has been translated into several languages. Its psychometric properties have been examined not only in English, but also
in other languages. This study examined the reliability and validity of a translation and adaptation of the SAQOL-39 into
Serbian in Serbian-speaking people with aphasia.
Method: Using forward and backward translation, the SAQOL-39 was translated and adapted from English into Serbian
and its psychometric properties were examined in 90 Serbian-speaking people with a broad range of times post-onset of
aphasia. Internal consistency, test–retest reliability and other analyses were conducted.
Result: Internal consistency and test–retest reliability of the Serbian version was high (Cronbach’s a>0.9; ICC 0.87),
which is similar to ...versions of the scale in other languages.
Conclusion: The Serbian translation and adaptation of the SAQOL-39 was shown to be a valid and reliable measure of
QOL in people with aphasia with reliable psychometric properties and is suitable for the assessment of Serbian people
with aphasia.
Ključne reči:
Quality of life; Aphasia / Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 / SAQOL-39 / SerbianIzvor:
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2021, 23, Early Online: 1-Izdavač:
- Taylor and Francis [Commercial Publisher]
Napomena:
- peer‐reviewed version of the article:http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3788
Institucija/grupa
rFASPERTY - JOUR AU - Vuković, Mile AU - Sukur, Željana AU - Vuković, Irena AU - Salis, Christos AU - Code, Chris PY - 2021 UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3507 AB - Purpose: Aphasia has a negative impact on a person’s quality of life (QOL). The Stroke Aphasia Quality of Life-39 scale (SAQOL-39) is a widely-used measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) developed for people with aphasia that has been translated into several languages. Its psychometric properties have been examined not only in English, but also in other languages. This study examined the reliability and validity of a translation and adaptation of the SAQOL-39 into Serbian in Serbian-speaking people with aphasia. Method: Using forward and backward translation, the SAQOL-39 was translated and adapted from English into Serbian and its psychometric properties were examined in 90 Serbian-speaking people with a broad range of times post-onset of aphasia. Internal consistency, test–retest reliability and other analyses were conducted. Result: Internal consistency and test–retest reliability of the Serbian version was high (Cronbach’s a>0.9; ICC 0.87), which is similar to versions of the scale in other languages. Conclusion: The Serbian translation and adaptation of the SAQOL-39 was shown to be a valid and reliable measure of QOL in people with aphasia with reliable psychometric properties and is suitable for the assessment of Serbian people with aphasia. PB - Taylor and Francis [Commercial Publisher] T2 - International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology T1 - Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population SP - Early Online: 1 VL - 23 DO - 10.1080/17549507.2021.1971298 DO - 1754-9515 (eISSN) ER -
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Vuković, M., Sukur, Ž., Vuković, I., Salis, C.,& Code, C.. (2021). Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population. in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Taylor and Francis [Commercial Publisher]., 23, Early Online: 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2021.1971298
Vuković M, Sukur Ž, Vuković I, Salis C, Code C. Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population. in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2021;23:Early Online: 1. doi:10.1080/17549507.2021.1971298 .
Vuković, Mile, Sukur, Željana, Vuković, Irena, Salis, Christos, Code, Chris, "Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population" in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23 (2021):Early Online: 1, https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2021.1971298 . .