PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Habib Erensoy
TI  - Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2019.4.20190014
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 296--301
VI  - 24
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/4/296.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/4/296.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2019 Oct 01; 24
AB  - Objectives: To translate and validate the Arabic version of the Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire (BCTQ-A).Methods: We recruited consecutive patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Reliability was assessed with Cronbach α, reproducibility with intraclass correlation coefficients, construct validity with factor analysis, and responsiveness post carpal tunnel release (CTR) with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.Results: In 134 patients, the mean total scores for the symptom severity scale (SSS) and functional status scale (FSS) were 32.0±8.4 (α=0.88, ICC=0.88) and 18.5±7.6 (α=0.87, ICC=0.89), respectively. As in the original Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire (BCTQ), a 3-factor model of the BCTQ-A best fitted the data. The BCTQ-A, SSS, and FSS scores were significantly lower post-CTR.Conclusion: The BCTQ-A is reliable, valid, reproducible, and responsive to interventions. The Arabic version can be now used with Arabic-speaking patients with CTS.