title: [French translation and linguistic validation of the questionnaire Bladder Cancer Index (BCI)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Translation and linguistic validation of the French version of Bladder Cancer Index (BCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  A double-back translation of the original Bladder Cancer Index was performed. First, two urologists translated the English version in French. Then, a first consensus meeting between the translators and a group composed of urologists and nurses was achieved. Back-translation of this version was then done by professional translators (Nagpal, Paris) to ensure that no distortion was detected between the two questionnaires. Finally, a pilot study followed by an interview was carried out among one woman and five men having bladder cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The consensus version is attached to the article. No difficulties were reported by the pilot population to comprehend or to complete this BCI French version.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This BCI French version-attached to the article-makes it possible for researchers among a French population to use this validated and internationally recognized tool among a French population. The impact of various bladder cancer treatment on quality of life could hence be assessed and compared.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de La-Milétrie, 86000 Poitiers, France. gaunico@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaunez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larré
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pirès
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doré
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Irani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis