Multistep translation and cultural adaptation of the Penn acoustic neuroma quality-of-life scale for German-speaking patients.

Julia KristinMarcel Fabian GlaasIgor SteninAngelika AlbrechtThomas KlenznerJörg SchipperKatrin Eysel-Gosepath

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2017)

The use of a multistep process to translate quality-of-life questionnaires is complex and time-consuming. However, this process was performed properly and resulted in a version of the PANQOL for assessing the quality of life of German-speaking patients with VS.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
psychometric properties
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis