Sarcopenia quality-of-life questionnaire (SarQoL)®: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Turkish.

Tugba ErdoganSerdar ErisSuna AvciMeryem Merve OrenPinar KucukdagliCihan KilicCharlotte BeaudartOlivier BruyereMehmet Akif KaranGülistan Bahat

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)

The Turkish version of the SaQoL® questionnaire was found to be reliable and valid for the measurement of quality of life of sarcopenic patients and is, therefore, available for use in clinical research and practice. This validation could enable use of the SarQoL® tool in the eastern populations more confidently.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
patient reported
primary care
healthcare
cross sectional
south africa
peritoneal dialysis