Psychometric Properties of a Creole Version of Medical Outcome Study - Short Form 36 Among Type II Diabetes Patients on Reunion Island

Overview

Journal Front Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2023 Sep 6

PMID 37670837

Authors

Ibtissame Soulaimana

Lea Bruneau

Antoine Tisseaux

Maissa Safieddine

Xavier Debussche

Sophie Lafarge

Bruno Falissard

Cyril Ferdynus

Laetitia Huiart

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Abstract

Introduction: Health quality of life assessment is particularly important to measure the impact of chronic diseases. The aims of this study were to provide a cross-culturally adapted Creole-translation of the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) and to assess psychometric performance of the Creole and French versions of the SF-36 among patients with type II diabetes in Reunion Island.

Materials And Methods: The Creole translation and cross-cultural adaptation processes were based on the International Quality Of Life Assessment (IQOLA) methods. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity using Multi-Trait-Multi-Method analysis and structural validity using exploratory factor analysis of the SF-36 for both versions were performed.

Results: In the Creole version of the SF-36, Cronbach's alpha exceeded 0.70 for all subscales except general health. In the French SF-36, Cronbach's alpha exceeded 0.70 on all subscales except general health and bodily pain. In the Creole SF-36, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for reproducibility was suboptimal. Multi-trait multi-method analysis showed that item-scale correlation exceeded 0.4 for all items except two general health items of the Creole SF-36 and one of the French SF-36. Factor analysis of 2 versions showed that the physical functioning, vitality, and mental health were each divided into two subscales.

Discussion: Overall, our findings provided evidence that the SF-36 is adapted to Reunion Island in both Creole and French versions. However, further research could be conducted to investigate French-Creole differences in perceived health status and a cultural adaptation of the French version will be considered.

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