The acromegaly treatment satisfaction questionnaire (Acro-TSQ): turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability study
Mehmet Sozen, Berrin Cetinarslan, Z. Canturk, Alev Selek, Yeliz Demirhan, Emre Gezer, Damla Koksalan, E. Erturk, Erhan Hocaoglu, Omercan Topaloglu, Sevde Nur Firat, Ayfer Peker Karatoprak, Ozlem Kose
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) — Özet: PurposeThe patient-reported outcome becomes important to evaluate the situation perceived by the patients and to develop new strategies. This study aims to adapt the Acromegaly Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (Acro-TSQ), which was specially developed for patients with acrome
PurposeThe patient-reported outcome becomes important to evaluate the situation perceived by the patients and to develop new strategies. This study aims to adapt the Acromegaly Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (Acro-TSQ), which was specially developed for patients with acromegaly, into Turkish by conducting a validity and reliability study.MethodsAfter the translation and back-translation process, Acro-TSQ was filled in by face-to-face interviews with 136 patients diagnosed with acromegaly and currently receiving somatostatin analogue injection therapy. Internal consistency, content validity, construct validity, and reliability of the scale were determined.ResultsAcro-TSQ had a six-factor structure and explained 77.2% of the total variance in the variable. The Cronbach alpha value calculated for internal reliability showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.870). Factor loads of all items were found to be between 0.567 and 0.958. As a result of EFA analysis, one item fell into a different factor in the Turkish version of the Acro-TSQ, different from its original form. CFA analysis shows that acceptable fit values are obtained for fit indices.ConclusionThe Acro-TSQ, a patient-reported outcome tool, shows good internal consistency, and good reliability, suggesting it is an appropriate assessment tool for patients with acromegaly in the Turkish population.