title: Reliability of the Arabic Glasgow benefit inventory after otolaryngology interventions.
abstract: We aim to translate the Glasgow benefit inventory (GBI) questionnaire into Arabic language and assess its reliability in scoring the benefit of patients after otolaryngology interventions. This is a pilot study of an ongoing prospective cohort study. The original GBI questionnaire was translated into Arabic language and back-translated into English by two different experts. The questionnaire was given to patients who were asked to fill it themselves. A group of consecutive adult patients were included in the study. Fifty-one patients were included. Reliability using Cronbach's α was higher than 0.70 for total score and the three subscales. Five loading factors explained 72.9% of the variance reached. The mean benefit of the GBI total score was 30.0 ± 36.37. Subscales scores were as follows: 35.21 ± 25.98 for the general health, 25.81 ± 45.98 for the physical benefit and 29.08 ± 34.45 for the social support. The Arabic GBI questionnaire is reliable to evaluate the quality of life after otolaryngology interventions for Arabic speaking population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 6830 Ammar Bin Thabit St, Al Muraikabat, Dammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bshair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aldriweesh
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 6830 Ammar Bin Thabit St, Al Muraikabat, Dammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mashael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alharbi
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 6830 Ammar Bin Thabit St, Al Muraikabat, Dammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkhatib
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 6830 Ammar Bin Thabit St, Al Muraikabat, Dammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almomen
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 6830 Ammar Bin Thabit St, Al Muraikabat, Dammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia. Musaed.zahrani@kfsh.med.sa.
authors.forename: Musaed
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-5677
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alzahrani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Factor analysis and Saudi Arabia; Otolaryngology; Quality of life; Reliability