Arabic version of the SF‐Qualiveen: cross‑cultural adaptation, translation, and validation of urinary disorder‐specific instruments in patients with spinal cord injury

This study aimed to translate and validate the Short-Form Qualiveen (SF-Qualiveen) questionnaire in Arabic for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The SF-Qualiveen assesses the impact of bladder and urinary symptoms on their quality of life. The study involved translating the questionnaire into Arabic, ensuring its cultural relevance, and then testing its reliability and validity. Reliability was assessed through test-retest and internal consistency, while validity was evaluated by comparing it with another questionnaire and through patient interviews. The results showed that the Arabic version of the SF-Qualiveen is a reliable and valid tool for assessing the quality of life of Arabic-speaking SCI patients with urinary issues. This tool can help healthcare professionals better understand and manage these patients' conditions.

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  The Arabic SF-Qualiveen demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of > 0.8 for the overall score.
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  The test–retest reliability of the Arabic SF-Qualiveen was high, with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.90 for the total score.
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  The Arabic SF-Qualiveen showed significant positive correlations with the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score Short-Form (NBSS-SF), indicating good construct validity.