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[The French linguistic validation of the Ureteric Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ)]
A Puichaud1, S Larré, F Bruyère
1Service d'urologie, CHU de Poitiers, rue de Milétrie, 86000 Poitiers, France. puichaudalexis@yahoo.fr
Purpose:
Translation and linguistic validation of the French version of the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ).
Materials And Methods:
A double-back translation of the original Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire was performed. First, two urologists translated the English version in French. Then a first consensus meeting between the translators and a group composed with three urologists, one general practitioner and two nurses was achieved. Back-translation of this version was then done by professional translators (Nagpal, Paris) to ensure that no distortion was detected between the two questionnaires. Finally, a pilot test followed by an interview was carried out among two men and two women who had an indwelling ureteral stent.
Results:
The consensus version is attached to the article. No difficulties were reported by the pilot population to comprehend or to complete this USSQ French version.
Conclusion:
This USSQ version - attached to the article - makes it possible for researchers among a French population to use this validated and internationally recognized tool that provides reproducible and measurable endpoints on tolerance of ureteral stents.
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