title: Validation of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale (PANQOL) for Spanish-Speaking Patients.
abstract: Objective To perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale (PANQOL) to the Spanish language. Study Design Prospective study. Setting Tertiary neurotologic referral center. Subjects and Methods PANQOL was translated and translated back, and a pretest trial was performed. The study included 27 individuals diagnosed with vestibular schwannoma. Inclusion criteria were adults with untreated vestibular schwannoma, diagnosed in the past 12 months. Feasibility, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, and ceiling and floor effects were assessed for the present study. Results The mean overall score of the PANQOL was 69.21 (0-100 scale, lowest to highest quality of life). Cronbach's α was 0.87. Intraclass correlation coefficient was performed for each item, with an overall score of 0.92. The κ coefficient scores were between moderate and almost perfect in more than 92% of patients. Anxiety and energy domains of the PANQOL were correlated with both physical and mental components of the SF-12. Hearing, balance, and pain domains were correlated with the SF-12 physical component. Facial and general domains were not significantly correlated with any component of the SF-12. Furthermore, the overall score of the PANQOL was correlated with the physical component of the SF-12. Conclusion Feasibility, internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity outcomes in the current study support the validity of the Spanish version of the PANQOL.
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Del Mar
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.affiliation: 2 CIBER, Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaca
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordero
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.affiliation: 2 CIBER, Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muriel
authors.affiliation: 1 Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cobeta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D014177:Translations
keywords: acoustic neuroma; quality of life; vestibular schwannoma