Reliability of the Arabic Glasgow children's benefit inventory

To translate the Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory (GCBI) questionnaire into Arabic language and assess its validity and reliability in scoring the benefit of patients after cochlear implantation in children.

A cross-sectional study for a group of consecutive pediatric patients who underwent cochlear implantation between November 2018 and February 2020. The GCBI original questionnaire was translated into Arabic language and translated back to English by 2 different experts. The patients/parents were asked to complete the questionnaire given to them.

Seventy children were included in the study. The age at implantation ranged from 7 months to 13 years with a mean of 3.4 years (SD=2.3 years). The mean GCBI score was 52.2 (SD=24.0) ranging from -6.25 to 100.00.The internal consistency of the questionnaire was high (Cronbach's α=0.9). The 4-factor dimensions explained 55.1% of the variance.

The GCBI questionnaire (Arabic version) is reliable tool to evaluate retrospectively the quality of life after an intervention in pediatric age for Arabic speaking population.