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Validity And Reliability Testing: Urdu Translated Modified Response To Symptoms Questionnaire., Saleema Allana, Tazeen S. Ali, Khurshid Khowaja, Aamir Hameed Khan, Debra Kay Moser
Validity And Reliability Testing: Urdu Translated Modified Response To Symptoms Questionnaire., Saleema Allana, Tazeen S. Ali, Khurshid Khowaja, Aamir Hameed Khan, Debra Kay Moser
Tazeen Ali
OBJECTIVE:
To determine validity and reliability of the Urdu translated, modified "Response to symptoms questionnaire" (RSQ) among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Karachi.
STUDY DESIGN:
A qualitative, tool validation study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY:
Two tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi and the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, from December 2010 to April 2011.
METHODOLOGY:
After making certain modifications, the original tool in English was translated into Urdu. Next, five cardiology experts evaluated the tool for its content and face validity. Test retest and inter rater reliabilities were computed for the RSQ using …