The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome
Al-Safran, F., Al-Bar, M., Almazrua, A., Alzahrani, B. (2017). The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome. EKB Journal Management System, 68(1), 824-828. doi: 10.12816/0038180
Fahad Al-Safran; Mohammad Al-Bar; Abdulaziz Almazrua; Bander Alzahrani. "The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome". EKB Journal Management System, 68, 1, 2017, 824-828. doi: 10.12816/0038180
Al-Safran, F., Al-Bar, M., Almazrua, A., Alzahrani, B. (2017). 'The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome', EKB Journal Management System, 68(1), pp. 824-828. doi: 10.12816/0038180
Al-Safran, F., Al-Bar, M., Almazrua, A., Alzahrani, B. The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 68(1): 824-828. doi: 10.12816/0038180

The Introduction and Validation of Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 3, Volume 68, Issue 1, July 2017, Page 824-828  XML PDF (443.65 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0038180
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Authors
Fahad Al-Safran1; Mohammad Al-Bar2; Abdulaziz Almazrua3; Bander Alzahrani3
1College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia,
2Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: the Sino Nasal Outcome Test questionnaire 22 (SNOT-22) is recommended among the validated and published instruments to assess the impact of CRS on the quality of life in adults.
Aim of the work: is to perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation for the Sino Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT)-22 in the Arabic language and. Methods: SNOT-22 questionnaire were translated from English to Arabic by two independent native Arabic translators. This was followed by retranslation back from Arabic to English by two independent native English translators, questionnaires were then distributed to patients diagnosed with CRS at the Otolaryngology clinic in King Fahd Hospital of The University and grouped healthy volunteers. Results: the study included individuals divided into 104 cases and 110 controls, who reported no Sino nasal disease. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.939, while controls scored 0.943 suggesting good internal consistency within the SNOT-22 questionnaire. The SNOT scores for the cases and controls (median (IQR)) were 42.0(25, 58, 25) and 12.5(4, 31, 25) respectively and were compared using a Mann-Whitney test showing a statistically significant difference in the scores between two groups (p=0.000). Conclusion: the results indicate that the Arabic version of the SNOT-22 is a valid and a reliable instrument.
 
Keywords
Chronic Rhino sinusitis; Sino-nasal Outcome Test-22; Arabic language; quality of life
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