Translation and Test–Retest of the Spanish Podiatry Health Questionnaire (PHQ-S)

Emmanuel Navarro-Flores, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, Ricardo Becerro- de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Daniel López-López, David Rodríguez-Sanz, Patricia Palomo-López and César Calvo-Lobo
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Emmanuel Navarro-Flores: Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 València, Spain
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
Ricardo Becerro- de-Bengoa-Vallejo: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Daniel López-López: Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, 15001 A Coruña, Spain
David Rodríguez-Sanz: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Patricia Palomo-López: University Center of Plasencia, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
César Calvo-Lobo: Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: Background : The Podiatric Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a health-related questionnaire consisting of six questions designed for measuring foot health status. To date, the PHQ has only been validated in the English-language version. Thus, this study aimed to perform the Spanish translation and test–retest procedures of the PHQ (PHQ-S). Method : The forward/backward translation and test–retest reliability methods were applied from English to Spanish languages. Regarding the total score for each domain, internal consistency and reliability were determined by the Cronbach α and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with a confidence interval (CI) of 95%. Results : High internal consistency was shown for the six domains: (1) walking with a Cronbach α of 0.97; (2) hygiene and nail care with 0.93 and 093, respectively; (3) foot pain with 0.91; (4) worry and concern domain with 0.904; (5) quality of life with 0.87; and (6) the self-perception of how their feet are feeling measured by a visual analogic scale with 0.92. Excellent test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.99 (95% CI = 0.96–0.98)) was shown for the total score. Conclusions : The PHQ-S was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for an acceptable use in the Spanish population.

Keywords: foot; quality of life; health impact assessment; validation studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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