Translation and validation assessment of the Chinese version of the chronic sinusitis survey.
BACKGROUND
The Chronic Sinusitis Survey (CSS) is a valid, disease-specific measure for evaluating the health status and treatment effectiveness of adults with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In this study, we developed a Chinese version of the CSS (CCSS) which provides the psychometric properties of the Chinese CSS.


METHODS
The CSS was translated into Chinese using a parallel model. The CCSS was administered to 198 patients in a prospective manner, and was validated in order to establish its reliability and validity.


RESULTS
The CCSS demonstrated good test-retest reliability (correlation coefficient = 0.6-0.89, p=0.0001) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha =0.76). The CCSS results were significantly correlated with bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), role-emotional (RE), and mental health (MH) subscales of the Chinese (Taiwan) version of the generic 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (TSF-36). The standardized response mean for the CCSS total score was 0.75, indicating good sensitivity to clinical change.


CONCLUSIONS
This validation study demonstrates that the performance characteristics of the CCSS meet the criteria for a valid measure. The CCSS is a valid tool to evaluate adults with CRS among Mandarin-speaking populations.
Wang
Pa-Chun
PC
Department of Otolaryngology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. drtony@tpts4.seed.net.tw
Tai
Chih-Jaan
CJ
Chu
Chia-Chen
CC
Liang
Shu-Cheng
SC
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000523:psychology*