BACKGROUND/AIMS: There are few specific evaluation forms for evaluating the quality of life among @entity1 with chronic @entity1142 . Our study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the translated @entity1 Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) questionnaire for the Turkish population because evidence of its reliability and validity is required to justify its use in other studies and clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 154 @entity1 with @entity1142 who were treated at the Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eyl  l University Hospital between January and June 2012. The translated PAC-QOL questionnaire was completed by @entity1 at the clinic and also at a 2-week follow-up to test its reliability. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha coefficient (internal consistency) was 0.91 (good) for the translated PAC-QOL questionnaire. Time validity was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) method, and the ICC value for all questions was confirmed as 0.68 at the 2-week follow-up. The validity of the tool in the study group was evaluated using factor analysis, and the results were highly significant (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value: 0.857; Bartlett's test: p=0.001). Questions were categorized according to six factors based on the factor analysis, and these factors explained 65.1% of the total variation. For hypothesis verification of the tool, the correlation coefficient for @entity16180 -QOL and @entity16180 Symptoms (PAC-SYM) was r=0.577 (p<0.001), whereas the correlation coefficient for @entity16180 -QOL and @entity1142 severity score was r=0.457 (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The @entity16180 -QOL questionnaire was reliable, although not valid because of the limited sample group.

Validity and reliability of the XXXX assessment of @entity1142 quality of life questionnaire for the Turkish population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patient'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation'] @entity16180 :: ('D017239', 'Chemical') :: ['PAC']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patient']
