Quality of life in Indian patients with functional dyspepsia: Translation and validation of the Hindi version of Short-Form Nepean Dyspepsia Index.

Both English and Hindi versions of SF-NDI are reliable and valid for HRQOL assessment in Indian FD patients, and will be useful in future epidemiological and clinical studies. Indian FD patients have poor HRQOL, being worse in those with severe dyspepsia and longer duration of symptoms.