This book describes and justifies the pilot study that was conducted to translate and test the Liver Disease Symptom Index-2.0 (LDSI-2.0) into Arabic. The book presents the translation guideline that was adopted to translate the LDSI-2.0 into Arabic. Finally, the steps of cross-cultural adaptation of the translated LDSI-2.0 are clarified.
This book describes and justifies the pilot study that was conducted to translate and test the Liver Disease Symptom Index-2.0 (LDSI-2.0) into Arabic....
Measurement of quality of life (QOL) has become an important patient reported outcome that reflects the success of therapy or medical procedures in clinical studies. This book has four parts. Part 1 aims to discuss the epidemiology of liver cirrhosis and liver disease, causes, the epidemic of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Egypt, complications and challenges of treating patients with cirrhosis. Part 2 explains the nature of QOL, beginning with defining QOL, then it discusses the relationship between QOL and health. An examination of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in terms of its...
Measurement of quality of life (QOL) has become an important patient reported outcome that reflects the success of therapy or medical procedures in cl...