title: Linguistic validation of the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire in an Arabic-speaking population with chronic respiratory diseases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop an Arabic version of the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) to be known as ArabiCRQ.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a linguistic validation of the CRQ in the Arabic language. The validation process involved 4 phases, including forward and backward translations, pilot testing, and revision to produce a final version of the ArabiCRQ. Five native Arabic-speaking patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease completed the ArabiCRQ both in initial and follow-up visits. Wording was modified according to feedback the participants provided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two of the patients' scores changed appreciably, despite ensuring their clinical stability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ArabiCRQ may be a valuable tool to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Amiri Hospital, Al-Asima, Nuzha, Kuwait. dr_alghimlas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Ghimlas
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Omran
authors.forename: Gordon H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Guyatt
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations