Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the university of Washington quality-of-life questionnaire in Jordanian head-and-neck cancer patients - Takeaways - MDSpire

Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the university of Washington quality-of-life questionnaire in Jordanian head-and-neck cancer patients

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  • Da’ad Abdel-Hay

  • Osama Abdelhay

  • Ra’ad Al Sunna

  • Mutaz A. Al Tamimi

  • July 15, 2026

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    The study translated and culturally adapted the UW-QoL v4 for Arabic-speaking head and neck cancer patients in Jordan.

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    Phase one involved forward and back translation, expert review, and cognitive testing to ensure linguistic equivalence.

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    Phase two assessed the psychometric properties of the Arabic UW-QoL v4 in 98 head and neck cancer patients.

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    The Arabic UW-QoL v4 demonstrated good internal consistency with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.89 for the total scale.

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    Test-retest reliability was excellent, with an ICC of 0.95, indicating the tool's reliability for assessing quality of life.

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Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the university of Washington quality-of-life questionnaire in Jordanian head-and-neck cancer patients

  • by Da’ad Abdel-Hay, Osama Abdelhay, Ra’ad Al Sunna, Mutaz A. Al Tamimi

  • July 15, 2026

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