Abstract

CHAVES, KAREN; DUARTE, ANDRÉS  and  VESGA, JASMÍN. ADAPTATION TRANSCULTURAL KDQOL QUESTIONNAIRE SF 36 TO ASSESS QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN COLOMBIA. rev.fac.med [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.2, pp.34-42. ISSN 0121-5256.

The aim of this work is to obtain a Colombian transcultural adaptation version of the instrument 'kidney disease quality of life' KDQOL - SF - 36 (mixed instrument) in subjects with end stage renal disease. By doing this work it is intended that the meaning and context of the questions be consistent to be applied in Colombian population. Method: For the accomplishment of the whole process of adjustment, the recommendations given by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) were taken in account; the application of the questionnaire in the pilot groups was carried out by interview, self administration and focal group interviews. Results: during the process of adjustment, several changes were made to the questionnaire, most of them in the translation phase from the standards followed in the methodology. Conclusions: Currently in Colombia the adapted version of the KDQOL-SF-36 scale is being used for subjects with end stage renal disease.

Keywords : End-stage renal disease; quality of life; psychometric questionnaires; hemodialysis; KDQOL- SF36.

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