The translation into Arabic and revalidation of a fatigue questionnaire.
The aim of this study was to translate a fatigue questionnaire, which had been developed in England for use in epidemiological studies and in community settings, into Arabic. It was intended that the translated questionnaire could be used in any setting where Arabic is the first language of the patient. The process of translating the questionnaire and the revalidation method are described. The Arabic translation was shown to be both reliable and valid in the United Arab Emirates setting.
McIlvenny
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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Ahmed
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Dunn
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Swadi
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Balshie
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D014479:United Arab Emirates