Turkish journal of medical sciences | 2021
Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the obesity-specific quality of life questionnaire: Quality of Life, Obesity and Dietetics (QOLOD) rating scale.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM\nObesity is one of the main public health issue in many countries including Turkey. The aim of the study is to test cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of QOLOD rating scale in Turkish Language.\n\n\nMATERIALS AND METHODS\nThis methodological study was conducted among the overweight and obesity people between February ? March, 2018 in Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. The data was collected through self-report and face to face interview. The QOLOD rating scale has 36 items, a five-point Likert scale (1?5) is used for each question.\n\n\nRESULTS\nIn the study, of the 180 participants, 101 (56.1%) were female, 79 (43.9%) were male, and the mean age was 43.36 ± 14.28 (min-max 18-87) years. According to the CFA, the Turkish version of QOLOD rating scale shows a multidimensional structure consisting of 34 items. Two items (item 11 and item 35) were excluded from the scale according to the CFA. Cronbach s Alpha value changes between 0.927-0.930.\n\n\nCONCLUSION\nFinding shows that the Turkish version of QOLOD rating scale had sufficient validity and reliability for Turkish population, had strong psychometric characteristics.