Romanian Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Seizure Severity Questionnaire.

IF 3.2 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Ionut-Horia Cioriceanu, Dan-Alexandru Constantin, Bianca Zamfirescu, Petru Cezar Podasca, Luigi Geo Marceanu, Liliana Rogozea
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to report the translation into Romanian of the Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ), an instrument for the evaluation of the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures, and the results of applying it to a group of patients with epilepsy evaluated at a hospital in Romania.

Methods: Four translators were involved in obtaining conceptual analogies and the cultural importance of the translated notions. The final version was obtained for the Romanian population, with the same appearance as the original instrument. Sixty-seven patients with epilepsy completed the SSQ and the Patient-Weighted Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-QOLIE-31-P.

Results: Females had a lower mean SSQ total score (TS) and perceived seizures less seriously than men. Patients with epilepsy with aura had a higher mean SSQ TS, with a more severe seizure perception, compared to those without aura. According to the frequency of seizures, patients with epilepsy with rare seizures had the lowest mean SSQ total score (TS) compared to those with frequent seizures. Patients who were on monotherapy had a less severe perception of epileptic seizures compared to those who were treated with two or more antiepileptic drugs. All QOLIE-31-P domains and TS correlated statistically significantly with the SSQ TS.

Conclusions: This study explored SSQ translation, evaluated preliminary results, and showed the correlation between seizure frequency and severity, clinical factors, and quality of life. This tool could be useful for measuring seizure severity in Romanian patients with epilepsy and conducting comparative studies.

癫痫发作严重程度问卷的罗马尼亚语翻译和文化适应。
癫痫发作严重程度问卷(SSQ)是一种评估癫痫发作频率和严重程度的工具,本研究旨在报告将该问卷翻译成罗马尼亚语的情况,以及将其应用于罗马尼亚一家医院评估的一组癫痫患者的结果:方法:四位译者参与了概念类比和翻译概念的文化重要性的研究。最终获得了适用于罗马尼亚人的版本,其外观与原始工具相同。67 名癫痫患者完成了 SSQ 和癫痫患者加权生活质量调查问卷-QOLIE-31-P:女性的 SSQ 平均总分(TS)低于男性,且认为癫痫发作的严重程度低于男性。与无先兆癫痫患者相比,有先兆癫痫患者的 SSQ TS 平均分更高,对癫痫发作的感知更严重。根据发作频率,与频繁发作的癫痫患者相比,罕见发作的癫痫患者的平均 SSQ 总分(TS)最低。与接受两种或两种以上抗癫痫药物治疗的患者相比,接受单一药物治疗的患者对癫痫发作的感知较轻。QOLIE-31-P的所有领域和TS与SSQ TS在统计学上有显著相关性:本研究探讨了 SSQ 的翻译,评估了初步结果,并显示了癫痫发作频率和严重程度、临床因素和生活质量之间的相关性。该工具可用于测量罗马尼亚癫痫患者的发作严重程度和进行比较研究。
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Neurology International
Neurology International CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-
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