Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the nuss questionnaire modified for adults

A Tugba Bahadir, Pinar Kuru, Ceyda Afacan, Nezih Onur Ermerak, Korkut Bostanci, Mustafa Yuksel, A Tugba Bahadir, Pinar Kuru, Ceyda Afacan, Nezih Onur Ermerak, Korkut Bostanci, Mustafa Yuksel

Abstract

Background: Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity. The Nuss Questionnaire modified for Adults (NQmA) is a disease-specific health-related quality of life assessment tool for patients with pectus deformities. The aim of this study is to adapt the NQmA into Turkish.

Methods: Two hundred and sixty-five patients with PE were participated, with an age range of 14 to 29 years. All patients underwent a physical examination and had not undergone corrective surgery. The Turkish version of the NQmA was completed by patients and their parents.

Results: The content validity index based on expert opinions was 91% for the patient questionnaire and 96% for the parent questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha value for the NQmA was found to be 0.805 for the patient questionnaire and 0.800 for the parent questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess construct validity. Two factors explained 51.1% of the total variance in the patient questionnaire (psychosocial: 31.145%, Cronbach's alpha=0.818; physical: 19.955%, Cronbach's alpha=0.862). In the parent questionnaire, two factors explained 51.422% of the total variance (psychosocial: 26.097%, Cronbach's alpha=0.743; physical: 25.325%, Cronbach's alpha=0.827). Construct validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis.

Conclusion: The Turkish version of the NQmA was found to be valid and reliable for the assessment of quality of life in patients with PE.

Keywords: Funnel chest; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Validation studies.

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Factor structure for the patient form.
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Factor structure for the parent form.

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